Biomedical technology
Student designs life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds
In the year ending March 2019, 259 people were killed in the UK using sharp instruments, including knives and broken bottles.
Jul 2, 2021
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Genetics
SARS-CoV-2: The grasping fingers of the viral N protein
Immediately after the infection of a cell in the throat or lungs, the SARS-CoV-2 virus works very hard to replicate, using the human cell's metabolic pathways to produce its proteins and make sure that its genetic material ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
15 years of brain research: Multisensory speech perception examined
Research on multisensory speech perception in recent years has helped revolutionize our understanding of how the brain organizes the information it receives from our many different senses, UC Riverside psychology professor ...
Dec 20, 2012
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Neuroscience
Gamma Knife helps patients with painful facial nerve disorder
Research by Beaumont Health System radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons found that symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia, or TN, a nerve disorder causing severe facial pain, were reduced in those treated with Gamma Knife stereotactic ...
Feb 26, 2014
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Surgery
Radiosurgery for treating unruptured intracranial arteriovenous malformations
Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System recommend radiosurgery for treating unruptured arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), because the procedure has a reasonable benefit-to-risk profile. They base this ...
Mar 26, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
New surgical approach may improve cognitive function in patients with brain cancer
A new approach to treating cancer that has spread to the brain is able to preserve and, in some cases, improve cognitive function in patients, while achieving local control of tumor progression. A study led by researchers ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Two forms of radiosurgery for brain metastases are equally effective
While two advanced radiosurgery approaches—Gamma Knife and RapidArc—offer different strengths, they are equally effective at eradicating cancer in the brain, say researchers at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center.
Feb 23, 2016
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Pediatrics
Children may be most at risk of stab injuries on way home from school
Children may be most at risk of being stabbed on their way home from school, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Nov 6, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety—emotions that feel bad can be useful
Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last time you were so anxious about an upcoming event that you couldn't concentrate for days?
Feb 9, 2024
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Health
How hospital youth workers are helping to combat serious youth violence
Knife crime is at its highest level recorded in England and Wales, with a 16% increase in knife-related offences in the year to March 2018. Much of the recent spike in knife crime involves young people.
Jul 31, 2018
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