Everywhere scientists look for microplastics, they've found them—food, water, air and some parts of the human body. But examinations of our innermost organs that aren't directly exposed to the environment are still limited. ...
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The thymus gland—which produces immune T cells before birth and during childhood— is often regarded as nonfunctional in adults, and it's sometimes removed during cardiac surgery for easier access to the heart and major ...
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UCLA-led research describes the role that a protein called CEACAM1 plays in protecting the liver from injury during the transplantation process, potentially improving transplant outcomes. But the features that regulate this ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Based on findings from a study published today in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and three collaborating medical institutions suggest that people living with the human immunodeficiency ...
Jul 24, 2023
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When patients undergo general anesthesia, their brain activity often slows down as they sink into unconsciousness. Higher doses of anesthetic drugs can induce an even deeper state of unconsciousness known as burst suppression, ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Doctors in Seattle are reporting a history-making case in which a patient received two donor organs, a liver and a heart, to prevent the extreme likelihood that her body would reject a donor heart transplanted alone. In this ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Researchers and physicians at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC used machine learning to create and deploy an accurate and flexible model for predicting patients at high-risk for complications after surgery, according ...
Jul 10, 2023
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A major clinical trial has found a simple change to world practice for kidney transplants could deliver real benefits for recipients and reduce their need for dialysis by 25%.
Jul 10, 2023
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Researchers at EPFL have developed the first system that enables four-arm laparoscopic surgery by controlling two additional robotic arms via haptic foot interfaces.
Jul 7, 2023
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It's estimated that around 25% of patients who have a cardiac arrest and receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a normal hospital setting will survive. Those odds shoot up to 50% for patients who receive CPR during ...
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