Suffering from skin damage from face masks?
Award-winning skin infection expert offers remedies to healCredit: Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels.com DOCTORS and nurses on the COVID-19 frontline are ...
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Non-invasive method to predict brain pressure
Credit: Copyright 2020, Springer Nature Limited The only way to accurately measure pressure inside the skull is to insert a ...
Critical care surgery team develops blueprint for essential operations during COVID-19
A system-wide tiered approach to triage the most pressing operations aims to keep hospital resources focused on treating COVID-19 patientsCredit: ...
(Re)generation next: Novel strategy to develop scaffolds for joint tissue regeneration
Researchers in Japan develop a novel strategy for tissue regeneration, which is a better alternative to conventional tissue regeneration methodsCredit: ...
Graphite nanoplatelets on medical devices kill bacteria and prevent infections
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers Graphite nanoplatelets integrated into plastic medical surfaces can prevent infections, killing 99.99 per cent of bacteria which ...
Vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture
Scientists studied the impact of vitamin D on post-surgery mobilityCredit: Sue Shapses/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Senior citizens who are not vitamin ...
New findings boost understanding of arterial aneurysm
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg Abdominal arterial (or aortic) aneurysm in older men is associated with levels of certain ...
Nanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue
Credit: Anna Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique ...
Mimicking cancer’s evasive tactics, microparticles show promise for transplant rejection
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 13, 2020 - Inspired by a tactic cancer cells use to evade the immune system, University ...
Solving obesity: Could manipulating microbes offer an alternative to weight loss surgery?
Credit: Biodesign Institute at ASU Already considered a global epidemic, human obesity continues to be on the rise. According to ...
NorthShore neurosurgeon first in Illinois to offer new targeted therapy for brain tumors
Credit: GT Medical, Inc. NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) neurosurgeon, Julian Bailes, MD, is the first in Illinois to begin offering ...
Aggressive features in some small thyroid tumors increase the risk for metastasis
Study findings in Journal of the American College of Surgeons support the need for new forms of preoperative testing to ...
Exploring the deep tissues using photoacoustic imaging
Credit: Chulhong Kim (POSTECH) Photoacoustic imaging has gained global attention for capturing images without causing pains or using ionizing radiation. ...
Surgeons cut opioid prescriptions by 64 percent using a new multipronged program
Physician education, monitoring, and incentives lead to a shift from longer-term to shorter-term prescriptions for surgical patients, according to new ...
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