Cutting cancer off at the head
Osaka City University detects cancer cells in 2ml blood samples and connects them back to their origin tumor -- creating ...
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Boron nitride nanofilms for protection from bacterial and fungal infections
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective ...
Higher average life expectancy after obesity surgery
Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson People who have undergone obesity (bariatric) surgery live three years longer, on average, than those ...
3D metal printer at College of Dental Medicine expands possibilities for innovation
Credit: MUSC When the Zucker Institute for Applied Neurosciences at the Medical University of South Carolina needed to bring to ...
Eyeglass-attached display device provides fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery
Credit: Copyright 2020 AANS. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (OCTOBER 13, 2020). The authors, two surgeon-researchers from Murayama Medical Center in Tokyo, tested ...
Scientists developed key principles for creating an artificial vessel
Researchers implanted a polymer scaffold as a vascular prosthesis into the rat abdominal aorta and monitored the process of its ...
Stem cell sheets harvested in just two days
Credit: POSTECH Stem cells are cell factories that constantly divide themselves to create new cells. Implanting stem cells in damaged ...
Light stimulation makes bones heavier
Credit: Department of Periodontology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) show that laser irradiation inhibits expression of the ...
Study reveals risk factors for acute kidney injury after brain hemorrhage
Acute kidney injury linked to higher rate of death within three months of intracerebral hemorrhageCredit: Justin Kelley Patients who suffer ...
Virtual follow-up care is more convenient and just as beneficial to surgical patients
Surgeons find that shifting to virtual visits could be a way to improve patient-centered care, satisfy busy patientsCredit: American College ...
New artificial intelligence models show potential for predicting outcomes
Machine learning streamlines massive amounts of data to support provider decision-making at the point of care for motor vehicle crash ...
New research on cataract surgery in order to improve health care
Credit: Photo by Anna-Maria Timbus In general, surgeons who perform numerous cataract operations every year encounter relatively few severe cases, ...
Mussels connect antibodies to treat cancer
Credit: Hyung Joon Cha (POSTECH) Antibody-based immunotherapy is one of treatment options for cancer immunotherapy by modulating our immune system ...
Study could be first step in providing personalized care to patients with ureteral stents
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - For patients with kidney stones, ureteral stents (hollow devices placed in the ...
Artificial intelligence detects osteoarthritis years before it develops
Credit: Kundu et al. (2020) PNAS PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21. 2020 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ...
HHRI awarded continuation of SRTR contract
The Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG) of the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) has renewed its federal contract to operate ...
British-made surgical PPE device rolls out free to NHS
Newly-developed SNAP device that protects surgeons performing nasal endoscopies rolling out free to NHS after rapid design and manufactureCredit: Endoscope-i ...
UofL receives $11.5 million to advance cancer immunotherapies
Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy to develop and improve cancer treatments that harness the immune systemCredit: University of Louisville ...
Halving the risk of infection following surgery
Credit: deborabalves (Pixabay) Surgeons could dramatically reduce the risk of infection after an operation by simply changing the antiseptic they ...
New surgical tools with smart sensors can advance cardiac surgery and therapy
A new class of medical instruments equipped with a soft electronics system improves diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in minimally invasive ...
