Helping the body’s ability to grow bone
Credit: University of Portsmouth For the first time, scientists have been able to study how well synthetic bone grafts stand ...
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Springer Nature launches new video portfolio
Springer Nature video offers insights, research and training material from experts/ medicine and professional and applied computing will be the ...
Scaffold helps cells repair torn meniscus in lab tests
Scaffold-aided repair led to stronger meniscus, laying groundwork for potential human testsCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - About a million ...
Patients of surgeons with unprofessional behavior more likely to suffer complications
Patients of surgeons with higher numbers of reports from co-workers about unprofessional behavior are significantly more likely to experience complications ...
Reports of unprofessional behavior by surgeons and risk of complications for patients
Bottom Line: This observational study looked at whether patients whose surgeons were more often reported by coworkers for unprofessional behavior ...
Cleveland Clinic performs its first in utero fetal surgery
Darrell Cass, M.D., leads multispecialty team of clinicians to repair spina bifida birth defect in a nearly 23-week-old fetusCredit: Cleveland ...
Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumours during surgery
Credit: Antti Roine An artificial nose developed at Tampere University, Finland, helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery and ...
Rutgers scientist creates ‘virtual biopsy’ device to detect skin tumors
Credit: Rutgers University Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a Rutgers University scientist has developed a new "virtual ...
Are we using biologic therapy properly?
Introduction of expensive drug in Ontario did not result in fewer hospitalizations or surgeries for inflammatory bowel diseases The introduction ...
Study shows more effective method for detecting prostate cancer
Combining biopsy strategies allowed doctors to find up to 33% more cancersCredit: UCLA Health Each year, 1 million men in ...
Opioid alternative? Taming tetrodotoxin for precise painkilling
Findings in rats suggest that a pufferfish toxin, properly packaged, could offer a safe pain blockCredit: Opioids remain a mainstay ...
More men undergo plastic surgery as the daddy-do-over trend rises in popularity
Credit: American Society of Plastic Surgeons Just as women can turn to a suite of procedures, known as the "Mommy ...
Inducing seizures to stop seizures
Cortical stimulation-induced seizures have the potential to guide epilepsy surgery, significantly reducing hospital staysCredit: The Neuro Surgery is the only ...
Weight-loss patients at higher risk of death from substance use disorders
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening health inequality
New research examining the impact of outsourcing NHS hip operations to the private sector concludes that continuing the trend towards ...
Robotic surgery for throat cancer not superior to radiation therapy, study finds
Results from world first trial could influence treatment decisions for patients with oropharyngeal cancerCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON ...
Opioid epidemic increases number of organs available for transplant
Research shows hearts from overdose donors may be as suitable as any othersCredit: Elsevier Chicago, June 6, 2019 - The ...
Biomarker predicts which pancreatic cysts may become cancerous
Cysts likely to become cancerous ID'd with 95% accuracyCredit: Koushik Das, M.D. Pancreatic cancer kills more than 45,000 people in ...
Does weight loss surgery help relieve acid reflux?
Individuals who are obese often experience heartburn and other symptoms of acid reflux. Previous research indicates that gastric bypass surgery ...
Gall bladder removal may reduce stroke risk in patients with gallstones
Previous research indicates that gallstones are linked with an increased risk of stroke. A new Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...
