Hip replacement surgery is highly successful in relieving pain, restoring mobility and improving quality of life. More than 330,000 procedures are performed each year in the United States, and that number is expected to almost ...
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An online contest in association with online platform Kaggle, the Mayo Clinic, University of Pennsylvania will let the globe's keenest data scientists loose on the holy grail of epilepsy research—an algorithm that can predict ...
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Scientists from leading biotech company ExplantLab in Newcastle (UK) have discovered a genetic link to explain why some patients develop pain and early failure of joint replacements.
Jun 30, 2022
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Over 30 years of dentistry, Sami Dogan has treated just about every kind of tooth ailment. Cavities are simple to fill. Dental implants have become routine. But there's one problem, he said, that annoys even the most experienced ...
Jul 10, 2023
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An innovative technology developed at Tel Aviv University may enable bone regeneration to correct large bone defects by means of a special hydrogel. Following successful tests in an animal model, the researchers now plan ...
Nov 9, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The most common complications of facial implants include infection, implant migration, and extrusion, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
Jan 24, 2018
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According to a broad European study involving multiple medical institutes, patients with diabetes do not benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) pacemakers.
Nov 21, 2019
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People who went blind as a result of certain diseases or injuries may have renewed hope of seeing again thanks to a retinal implant developed with the help of FIU's W. Kinzy Jones, a professor and researcher in the College ...
Nov 15, 2013
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Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have succeeded for the first time in measuring brain waves directly via a cochlear implant. These brainwaves indicate in an objective way how good or bad a person's hearing is. The research ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Scientists at UC San Francisco are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune system after a transplant.
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