Cure For Vision Loss

MADISON, WI (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Central retinal vein occlusion or CRVO is an eye disease that affects the retina and can cause severe vision loss. There has been no cure, until now!

Saving Lives: Detecting Lung Cancer Faster

BALTIMORE, MD ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Each year, more people die from lung cancer than breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer combined. Early detection is key to beating the disease. Now, a new technology is helping detect lung cancer tumors earlier.

Make Every Breath Count: New Test for Cystic Fibrosis

TUCSON, AZ ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It’s one of medicine’s big challenges, finding a cure for cystic fibrosis, a fatal, genetic disease that affects 30 thousand children and adults in the U.S. The average life expectancy is around 30 years of age. Now, scientists in Arizona are moving closer to new technology that could help doctors track the progression of CF, and improve treatment for patients.

Veggies in space!

TUCSON, AZ (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It’s a question people have asked for centuries, could there be there life on other planets? Future space exploration is likely to provide the answer, but in the meantime scientists are working to answer yet another important question. Once we get to other planets, what are we going to eat?

Stopping Salmonella in Space

TEMPE, AZ (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The Food Safety Modernization Act just passed the Senate and is one step closer to President Obama's desk. It gives the FDA new powers to recall tainted foods, increase inspections and demand accountability for bad food. Each year, 48 million people get sick from tainted food. Three thousand people die from it. In fact, salmonella is the leading cause of food-borne illness worldwide. Now, scientists are going to unprecedented lengths to try to find a way to clean up our food.

Paralyzed Players: Log Rolls vs Lifting?

ROCHESTER, NY (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Sports are the second leading cause of spinal cord injuries in the U.S. When a player goes down, the technique used to move him or her off the field could mean the difference between walking and not walking.

New Approach to ACL Repair

ATLANTA, GA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- From professional athletes to weekend warriors, doctors see more than 95-thousand ACL injuries every year. If it’s injured or torn, surgery may be needed to repair it, but studies show as many as 30 percent of ACL repairs fail, keeping athletes from getting back to their pre-injury levels. Now, one doctor thinks he has the answer to get these players back in the game.

'Brain Suites' Replacing Operating Rooms

BALTIMORE, MD (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Each year, 20 million Americans undergo surgery. But surgeries can be risky, and complications can happen during and after a procedure. Now, a new high-tech operating room is helping make surgeries safer.

Lasers Defying Gravity

ROCHESTER, NY (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Plants and trees fight gravity by pulling large amounts of water from the ground up through their leaves to survive. Now, a powerful laser can transform metal to pull liquid uphill and that breakthrough has far-reaching potential.

Robots Reading Autistic Kids' Minds

NASHVILLE, TN (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every twenty minutes, a child in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism. But despite the surge in cases, there’s been no way to ID what’s really taking place inside the autistic mind, until now. Instead of charts and books, experts are using nuts and bolts to push autistic kids to the next level.

Girls Changing Science

COLLEGE PARK, MD (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Think of a stereotypical scientist and the first thing that comes to mind is an old man with fuzzy white hair and a lab coat. But what if I told you that's all wrong and that age is just a number in the world of science?

Geology Rocks!

PHILADELPHIA, PA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What do you know about tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides or even beach erosion? And why do these events matter to all of us? A Penn State Geologist is answering that question by showing how geology "rocks."

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