Cardiology
Where do clots begin? Researchers create device to replicate conditions in blood vessels after grafts
Tohid Didar and Jeff Weitz had a solution, but they also had a problem.
Aug 11, 2022
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Advanced Functional Materials
Biomedical technology
New research introduces self-powered smart implants to monitor spinal fusion healing
Spinal fusion—fusing two vertebrae together—can treat a wide variety of spinal disorders. Often, surgeons will use a cage to provide support where the disk once was between the vertebrae. But what if those cages could ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel in-situ microwave hyperthermia therapy to overcome multidrug-resistant E. coli infections
A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok from the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has designed a non-invasive ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Surgery
A 'band-aid' for internal wounds
A burst appendix or a life-threatening intestinal volvulus are emergencies that need to be treated by surgeons immediately. However, a life-saving operation, in which tissue from the digestive tract has to be reattached, ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Medical research
A novel method for the rapid repair of peripheral nerve injuries
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide suffer from peripheral nerve injuries, which often leave them with long-term disabilities. The peripheral nervous system is analogous to the circulatory system; a network ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Surgery
Fracture setting method could replace metal plates, with fewer complications
A new biocompatible polymer-based composite material could soon replace metal plates in treating difficult and unstable fractures. Developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the newly-developed material ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Improving drug efficacy against prostate cancer and related bone growths
Published in the Advanced Functional Materials, University of Minnesota researcher Hongbo Pang led a cross-institutional study on improving the efficacy of nucleotide-based drugs against prostate cancer and bone metastasis.
Apr 20, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Artificial organs now produced more easily
A Korean research group has developed a technology that allows for the differentiation of stem cells into desired cell types, such as vascular mural cells or osteoblasts, without special pretreatment. This technology is expected ...
Mar 8, 2021
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Biomedical technology
A 'sugar' coating for bone implants
Osteoporosis is a leading global health challenge. Besides its own adverse effects, it also impairs the function of bone implants—normally made of a metal called titanium (Ti). Because there is less bone than normal at ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Wearable pressure-sensitive devices for medical use
In recent years, the use of wearable sensing devices has become a part of people's everyday lives. Devices such as smart watches, for example, can be used to monitor physical fitness functions such as heart rate, sleep and ...
Oct 19, 2020
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