News tagged with reconstruction


Blue Brain Project accurately predicts connections between neurons

One of the greatest challenges in neuroscience is to identify the map of synaptic connections between neurons. Called the "connectome," it is the holy grail that will explain how information flows in the ...

Neuroscience created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Surgeons restore some hand function to quadriplegic patient

Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored some hand function in a quadriplegic patient with a spinal cord injury at the C7 vertebra, the lowest bone in the neck. Instead ...

Surgery created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

International consortium builds 'Google Map' of human metabolism

Building on earlier pioneering work by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, an international consortium of university researchers has produced the most comprehensive virtual reconstruction ...

Medical research created Mar 03, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

A 3-D reconstructed image of neural dendritic trees using the advanced electron microscope technology

Neurons in the brain play a role as an electric wire conveying an electrical signal. Because this electric wire is connected with various joints (synapse), various brain functions can occur. A neuron which has dendritic trees ...

Medical research created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation reduces pain, improves sexual pleasure

Reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation (FGM) appears to reduce pain and restore sexual pleasure in women, according to the first large prospective trial to assess long-term outcomes of a new surgical technique ...

Surgery created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

ADHD medicine affects the brain's reward system

(Medical Xpress)—A group of scientists from the University of Copenhagen has created a model that shows how some types of ADHD medicine influence the brain's reward system. The model makes it possible to ...

Neuroscience created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cause of heart arrhythmia discovered using X-rays at CLS

Using powerful X-rays at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, scientists have reconstructed the scenario of heart arrhythmia in action, making critical progress towards preventing deadly conditions and saving lives.

Medical research created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Computer-aided design used for breast tissue reconstruction

A technology usually reserved for designing buildings, bridges and aircraft has now been used to aid breast tissue reconstruction in cancer patients.

Medical research created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists create first realistic 3D reconstruction of a brain circuit

Researchers from the lab of Nobel laureate Bert Sakmann, MD, PhD at the Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) are reporting that, using a conceptually new approach and state-of-the-art research tools, they have created the ...

Neuroscience created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ultrasound-guided surgery is best way to remove breast tumours

The use of ultrasound-guided surgery to remove tumours from women who have palpable breast cancer is much more successful than standard surgery in excising all the cancerous tissue while sparing as much healthy tissue as ...

Cancer created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Marathon runners may be at risk for incontinence

While many marathon runners may be preoccupied with shin splints, chafing and blisters come race day, one thing they may not consider is their bladder health.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Chilean doctors separate conjoined twins

Chilean doctors successfully separated conjoined twin girls early Wednesday after a marathon 18-hour surgery widely followed in the South American country on television and the Internet.

Other created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New 'scarless' surgery takes out tumors through natural skull opening

A technique developed by Johns Hopkins surgeons is providing a new route to get to and remove tumors buried at the base of the skull: through the natural hole behind the molars, above the jawbone and beneath the cheekbone.

Other created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identity potential biomarker for osteoarthritis

Henry Ford Hospital researchers have identified for the first time two molecules that hold promise as a biomarker for measuring cartilage damage associated with osteoarthritis.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Think twice before knee surgery, study warns

(Medical Xpress) -- A La Trobe University study has shown that after knee reconstruction surgery, around 40 per cent of people do not return to their previous level of sports participation.

Surgery created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0