Three-dimensional (3D) printing isn't just a way to produce material products quickly. It also offers researchers a way to develop replicas of human tissue that could be used to improve human health, such as building organs ...
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Gastric balloons—silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach—can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat. However, this effect can eventually wear off as the stomach becomes ...
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Inspired by the diverse attachment organs of parasites, researchers have designed a millimeter-scale mechanism for soft tissue anchoring.
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Precision is the paramount issue in surgical instruments. Traditional surgical forceps often suffer from issues related to physiological hand tremors and the nonlinear relationship between clamping force and operating force, ...
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Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new human papillomavirus test that allows for self-collection of samples in a health care setting, thereby removing what many say is an invasive technique using ...
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A minimally invasive procedure provides significant relief from knee pain and may prevent the need for knee replacement surgery in people with osteoarthritis, according to a study being presented this week at the annual meeting ...
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For the first time, scientists have invented a liquid ink that doctors can print onto a patient's scalp to measure brain activity. The technology, presented December 2 in the journal Cell Biomaterials, offers a promising ...
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Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have achieved a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). By applying deep brain ...
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Brazilian researchers have used three-dimensional (3D) printing to develop an artificial skin model with properties that are more similar to those of human skin. The structure, called Human Skin Equivalent with Hypodermis ...
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Among the most widely used tools today to measure the deterioration of the organism over time are the so-called "epigenetic clocks." Epigenetics refers to the chemical modifications that accumulate in the DNA of cells throughout ...
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