Incidents of serious parasitic disease on the rise in Alberta, Canada
The province is now the North American hotspot for a rare, potentially fatal disease, say researchersCredit: Photo: Supplied A rare ...
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Immune system protein may defend against deadly intestinal disease in babies
Findings may lead to new therapies for necrotizing enterocolitisCredit: Matt Miller/Washington University The intestinal disease necrotizing enterocolitis is a leading ...
Complications following dental implant therapy are common
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg More than four out of ten patients who received dental implants suffered complications within ...
Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract
MIT engineers used kirigami-style etching to design a stent that can temporarily lodge in tubular organs to release drugs.Credit: MIT ...
New book explores novel techniques in minimally invasive sports medicine procedures
Credit: Springer HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A new book edited by Chad D. Lavender, M.D., an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery ...
Robots with T-ray technology to spot and remove cancer tumors in £8 million project
New technology that will marry probes that can detect cancer tumours through the skin with high-precision robotic surgery is to ...
Escape from oblivion: How the brain reboots after deep anesthesia
Innovative experiment demonstrates the resilience of the healthy human brain despite deep general anesthesiaCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Michigan Medicine Millions of ...
Pain monitoring helps assess the effectiveness of opioid-sparing approaches during surgery
Credit: Medasense A new study has shown that effective opioid-sparing anaesthesia with dexmedetomidine can be guided with NOL pain monitoring ...
Routine testing before surgery remains common despite low value
About half of patients undergoing one of three common surgical procedures in Michigan receive at least one routine test beforehand ...
New research will improve safety and quality of Heparin
Credit: University of Nottingham A new method to analyse the blood thinning drug Heparin has been developed that can pinpoint ...
CT promising for sublobar resection in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
CT features help select patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer for sublobar resection, rather than more extensive surgeryCredit: ...
Rice engineers set sights on implantable ‘living pharmacy’
Five Rice labs join DARPA-funded effort to make an implant to counter jet lagCredit: Image courtesy of Northwestern University HOUSTON ...
No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 12, 2021 - There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young ...
Algorithms show accuracy in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia
Credit: Brown Lab/MIT Picower Institute Anesthestic drugs act on the brain but most anesthesiologists rely on heart rate, respiratory rate, ...