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'Open-source' robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs

Robotics experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington (UW) have completed a set of seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research laboratories throughout the ...

Other created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An easier way to remove gallstones

For more than 100 years, the traditional treatment for the painful growths called gallstones has been removal of the gallbladder, or cholecystectomy. But a new device, patented in China, promises to make removing the entire ...

Other created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The influence of estrogen on female mood changes

Women are often troubled with cyclical mood changes. Studies have shown a relationship between emotional disorders associated with the menstrual cycle and changes in estrogen level. The authors reviewed related research in ...

Other created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ultrasound male contraceptive, overlooked for decades, confirmed to work

Imagine a contraceptive that could, with one or two painless 15-minute non-surgical treatments, provide months of protection from pregnancy. And imagine that the equipment needed were already in physical therapists' ...

Other created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stanford develops new tool for teaching doctors to treat sepsis

Jack was sinking fast, his vital signs registering alarming numbers. With every passing second, his doctor, Charles Prober, could see his patient being overwhelmed by sepsis, a deadly complication of infection ...

Other created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds college students willing to donate genetic material to biobanks for research

A majority of college students is receptive to donating blood or other genetic material for scientific research, according to a new study from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

Other created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nurses' job satisfaction well below average

At a time of growing tensions in the nursing industry, a national survey has shown that poor job satisfaction and a lack of trust in management are widespread in the workforce.

Other created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Death-row inmates main source of organs in China: report

Executed prisoners were still the main source of organs used in transplant operations in China due to the lack of voluntary donations, a top health official was quoted saying Wednesday.

Other created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Growing market for human organs exploits poor

A Michigan State University anthropologist who spent more than a year infiltrating the black market for human kidneys has published the first in-depth study describing the often horrific experiences of poor ...

Other created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Should spinal manipulation for neck pain be abandoned?

The effectiveness of spinal manipulation divides medical opinion. On BMJ today, experts debate whether spinal manipulation for neck pain should be abandoned.

Other created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

German doctors seek urgent action on circumcision row

German doctors are seeking an urgent clarification from the government over religious circumcision after a court ruling calling it a criminal act prompted an international outcry.

Other created Jul 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 38

High-tech, remote-controlled camera for neurosurgery

(Phys.org)—A small camera inserted into the body enables surgeons to perform many types of operations with minimal trauma. EU-funding enabled researchers to extend the use of such interventions to a variety ...

Other created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Teacher tried to dissuade Nobel winner Gurdon from science

Veteran British scientist John Gurdon, who shared the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday, is often described as the "godfather of cloning" for his work on stem cell research but was once told by his teacher not to pursue ...

Other created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Man's death after eating roaches raises questions (Update)

(AP)—As a Florida medical examiner tries to determine how 32-year-old Edward Archbold died after eating insects during a contest to win a snake, people around the country are asking: Why?

Other created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Grieving husband pushes bill for unproven remedies

(AP)—After the best-selling Irish novelist Josephine Hart died from ovarian cancer in 2011, her husband was so devastated he often went to her grave to have breakfast.

Other created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0