New Research Sponsored by AOSSM and RTI Biologics Inc. Promises New Insight
D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center Announces John T. Knight, M.D. Will Serve as Director of the New Hand and Wrist Institute
The Hand and Wrist Institute at D.I.S.C. Specializes in Advanced Arthroscopic and Endoscopic Outpatient Procedures Including the New Stitchless Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release and Wrist Arthroscopy
United States Olympic Committee Announces D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center as an Official Medical Services Provider
Partnership to bring next generation of sports medicine to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
Loading Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Tackles Never-Ending Hunger at the First International Conference on Hyperphagia, June 4-5 in Baltimore
Hyperphagia, the extreme unsatisfied drive to consume food, is the subject of the First International Conference on Hyperphagia, taking place this June in Baltimore. Presented by the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA), the two-day conference is an extension of the association's PWS Scientific Conference, and will feature keynotes and discussions from world renowned scientists, including George Bray, M.D. from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Ph. D., an expert in the neurobiology of appetite.
Career-Saving Back Surgery for Olympic Weightlifter Melanie Roach Featured on NBC's Today Show with Spine Surgeon Who Made Her Dream Come True
Watch Olympic weightlifter Melanie Roach and her ?Spine Doc? Robert S. Bray, Jr., M.D. of D.I.S.C. Spine and Sports Center on the Today Show with a heartwarming look at how he helped make her dream of reaching the Olympics come true. Following a successful microdiscectomy in late 2006 for a severely herniated disc, she was under the gun to train for the US National Championships a mere six months later. Up and walking within hours of the surgery, she was back in the gym five days later to start her quest. She will go for the gold on Aug. 10.
New Funding Available for Research into the Science of Appetite Control
The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) has announced its recent commitment of significant resources from its Research Fund to support the scientific effort to solve the puzzling problem of hyperphagia (the extreme unsatisfied drive to consume food). Scientists and researchers are encouraged to apply for the new "Best Idea Grant."