Oncology & Cancer
New hybrid treatment forces cancer cells to starve
The combination of a drug and a protein fragment prevents the growth of blood cancer cells, a new study in mice shows.
Dec 11, 2023
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News tagged with bone fragments
Medical research
Biomaterial proves capable of accelerating bone regeneration
Researchers at São Paulo State University's Botucatu Institute of Biosciences (IBB-UNESP) in Brazil have developed a novel biomaterial that speeds up osteoblast (bone cell) differentiation. The invention has the potential ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Surgery
Metal pins no better than traditional plaster cast for a broken wrist
Using metal K-wires (commonly known as 'pins') to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional moulded plaster cast, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Jan 20, 2022
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Genetics
Pleistocene sediment DNA from Denisova Cave
Max Planck researchers have analyzed DNA from 728 sediment samples from Denisova Cave. Their study provides unprecedented detail about the occupation of the site by both archaic and modern humans over 300,000 years. The researchers ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Enriched blood cells preserve cognition in mice with features of Alzheimer's disease
Cedars-Sinai researchers have successfully tested two new methods for preserving cognition in laboratory mice that exhibit features of Alzheimer's disease by using white blood cells from bone marrow and a drug for multiple ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Surgery
Photoactive dye could prevent infection during bone-repair surgery
Despite extensive procedures to sterilize small and large bone fragments used in joint replacement or reconstructive surgeries, the rate of infection remains around 5 percent and can reach 11 percent or even higher in bone ...
May 7, 2015
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Medical research
Discovery of how newborn mice repair bone fractures could improve treatments
If you've ever broken a bone, there's a good chance you needed surgery, braces, or splints to realign the bone. Severe fractures in infants, on the other hand, can heal on their own through a process that has eluded scientists. ...
Oct 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The Ilizarov method heals fractures just as well as pins and screws
The Ilizarov method is routinely used in eastern Europe in the treatment of bone fractures. Studies of Swedish patients have shown that the unorthodox steel frame has many advantages over traditional open surgery, opening ...
Oct 14, 2014
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Medical research
Shaped scaffolding helps repair mandibular bone
A new invention made at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway, helps the body generate new bone which is as strong as the original.
Mar 18, 2014
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Other
Indian surgeons reconstruct baby's swollen head
Indian doctors said Thursday they have successfully completed a second round of reconstructive surgery on the skull of a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to nearly double in size.
Jun 27, 2013
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