Article: L-arginine fights rare strokes.

Article: Researchers tap into brain's blood flow
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 17, 1999 ;     495 words ......the brain regulates its internal blood flow, one of its most fundamental secrets...chemical messenger that directs blood flow in the brain. This traffic cop, a type of epoxide, directs increased blood flow functional hyperemia, as scientists...

Article: A novel method to measure regional muscle blood flow continuously using NIRS kinetics information.(Research)
Dynamic Medicine;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......continuously monitor regional muscle blood flow by using Near Infrared Spectroscopy...applying this new method of determining blood flow to experimental NIRS data during exercise...by simulating muscle oxygenation and blood flow values using these newly developed equations...

Article: Blood flow changes in the trapezius muscle and overlying skin following transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
Physical Therapy;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......on pain relief, the effect of TENS on blood flow has been investigated in a number of...some studies detected an increase in blood flow, and other studies detected no effect. In a study by Wikstrom et al, (3) skin blood flow in participants who were healthy was...

Article: Microspheres Are Effective For Measuring Blood Flow Within Tumors.
Angiogenesis Weekly;  March 16, 2001 ;     419 words ......particles called microspheres to track blood flow within the tumors of rats. Scientists have already used this technique to follow blood flow within major organs. This new application...useful. A technique that can measure tumor blood flow easily, accurately, and economically...

Article: Examine the World Blood Flow Measurement Devices Market.
Canadian Corporate News;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......available in its catalogue. World Blood Flow Measurement Devices Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p092554/World-Blood-Flow-Measurement-Devices-Market.html...analyzes the worldwide markets for Blood Flow Measurement Devices in Millions...

Article: Effect of continuous-wave ultrasound on blood flow in skeletal muscle. (includes commentary and author response)
Physical Therapy;  February 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......of ultrasound is that it increases blood flow to skeletal muscle. [7-10] We believe...Does ultrasound dia-thermy increase blood flow to skeletal muscle? Most studies attempting to quantify blood flow changes following ultrasound treatment...

Article: Diuretic may help increase brain blood flow in cocaine addicts.
M2 Presswire;  July 8, 2003 ;     482 words ......UNIVERSITY: Diuretic may help increase brain blood flow in cocaine addicts(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...congestive heart failure may improve brain blood flow in cocaine addicts, according to a study...cocaine use is associated with decreases in blood flow to the brain, but the ...

Article: Blood flow analyzer could be crucial screen for glaucoma
Ophthalmology Times;  September 15, 2001 ;     532 words ......already diagnosed The Paradigm Ocular Blood Flow Analyzer (BFA) quickly measures pulsatile ocular blood flow and identifies patients with low-tension...retina has occurred. "Measuring ocular blood flow is being recognized as an important new...

Article: Penn Research Team Tests Bedside Monitoring of Brain Blood Flow and Metabolism in Stroke Victims
Targeted News Service;  March 2, 2009 ;     498 words ......optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients with acute stroke, a leading...continuous bedside monitoring of brain blood flow and metabolism. "Our preliminary study demonstrates that blood flow changes can be reliably detected from...

Article: Oxygen-15-water PET assessment of muscular blood flow in peripheral vascular disease
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......quantitatively regional nutritive muscular blood flow in patients with peripheral vascular...angiographically proven PVD were studied. Regional blood flow of the calf was measured with ^sup 15...correlated closely (r = 0.98) with absolute blood flow. Scan times longer than 90 sec ...

Article: Non-Invasive and Real-Time Blood Flow Systems Developed by Biosonix Ltd.
PR Newswire;  November 7, 2000 ;     435 words ......HASHARON, Israel, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Blood flow, the volume of blood flowing in a blood...parameter in the viability of organs, blood flow is essential to practically all medical disciplines. Blood flow must be taken into account by the neurosurgeon...

Article: COFFEE LIMITS BLOOD FLOW TO BRAIN
United Press International;  November 27, 2001 ;     500 words ......International 11-27-2001 Coffee limits blood flow to brain CHICAGO, Nov 27, 2001 (United...or other caffeinated beverages impedes blood flow to the brain enough to affect research...brain and that causes restrictions in blood flow" detectable on scans of blood flow in...

Article: Parametric images of blood flow in oncology PET studies using [(15)O]water
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  November 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...PET was used to measure tumor blood flow, which is potentially valuable for diagnosis...help visualize regional differences in blood flow and to improve the accuracy of region-of-inte...To assess the reproducibility of the blood flow measurements, multiple water studies...

Article: Effects of high-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on limb blood flow in healthy humans.
Physical Therapy;  April 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......electrical nerve stimulation on limb blood flow in healthy humans. Phys Ther. 1994;74:361-367.] Key Words: Regional blood flow, Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation...been shown to increase regional blood flow.[1,2] In contrast, in healthy subjects...