Does autograft choice in ACL reconstruction affect recurrent ACL revision rates
Young athletes who have anterior cruciate ligament surgery are more likely to need an additional surgery if they received a ...
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Lateral extra-articular tenodesis reduces hamstring autograft
The addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis to a hamstring autograft in knee surgery in young active patients significantly reduces graft ...
Coping strategy therapy for family dementia carers works long-term
A programme of therapy and coping strategies for people who care for family members with dementia successfully improves the carers' ...
The brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behavior
When we see people in trouble, we also imagine how we can help before we act, Boston College researchers find ...
Pairing targeted drugs for breast and lung cancer could overcome treatment resistance
Targeted drugs for breast and lung cancer could be used together to overcome resistance to treatment in several different tumour ...
Professor Kristin Myers earns Presidential Early Career Award
Mechanical engineering professor focuses on mechanical stresses on female reproductive system during pregnancy, specifically pre-term birthCredit: Eileen Barroso/Columbia Engineering Kristin ...
Ohio University research helps insulin-producing cells get their groove back
NIH grant to fund research on pulsatility of pancreatic isletsCredit: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine ATHENS, Ohio (July ...
Study suggests arthroscopy more effective than MRI for chondral defects of the knee
Using arthroscopy to stage a lesion in the chondral area of the knee is more accurate than magnetic resonance imaging, ...
Does platelet-rich plasma therapy lower risk of meniscus repair
The use of platelet-rich plasma therapy can reduce the risk of a second meniscus failure after operation but does not ...
New alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers
While researchers have a basic understanding of how primary cancer cells grow, less is known about metastasis, the deadly process ...
Study suggests surgery better than observation for older patients with meniscus tear
BOSTON, MA - Patients over age 50 who underwent an all inside arthroscopic repair technique had lower rates of subsequent ...
Drug companies’ sexually explicit ads reaching too many youngsters
Virtually every day, millions of children and adolescents are being bombarded by sexually explicit direct-to-consumer advertising, despite pharmaceutical CEOs' claims ...
Opioid use is reduced in patients treated with NSAIDS
BOSTON, MA - Patients receiving a post-surgery prescription of ibuprofen with a rescue prescription of Percocet used less opioids than ...
Immune system effectiveness appears key to antibiotic success against persistent bacteria
Drug that kills slow-growing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus may be powerful treatmentCredit: Mikkaichi et al. Mathematical modeling suggests that the rate ...
Nanotechnology delivers hepatitis B vaccine
X-ray imaging shows that nanostructured silica acts as a protective vehicle to deliver intact antigen to the intestine so that ...
House mouse shapes Toxoplasma gondii distribution
Invasive mammal, introduced by maritime trade, influences parasite populations The humble house mouse has dramatically shaped parasitic Toxoplasma gondii populations ...
New vaccine strategy boosts T-cell therapy
Super-charging a treatment for leukemia also makes it effective on solid tumors A promising new way to treat some types ...
Elicio Therapeutics’ Darrell Irvine co-authors research published in Science
Research conducted at the Irvine Lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
Researchers survey immune molecules found inside mycetoma lesions
Credit: Emanuel Siddig (CC BY 4.0) Mycetoma is a common neglected disease caused by either fungi or bacteria which organize ...
Temple University joins NIH & University of Pitt. in launching nationwide precision medicine effort
(Philadelphia, PA) - Temple University will join the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of Pittsburgh to open ...
