Obstetrics & gynaecology
Same-sex couple makes medical history by physically carrying the same embryo
They both helped carry their baby—and made medical history in the process.
Oct 31, 2018
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Top French court nixes ruling on faulty breast implants
France's highest court overturned Wednesday an appeals court ruling that would have required some 1,700 women in multiple countries to pay back compensation they received over rupture-prone breast implants.
Oct 10, 2018
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Medical research
Clinical trial investigators violate EU regulations—entries in EU Register are incomplete
According to EU legislation, clinical trials must be prospectively registered in the European Union Clinical Trials Register (EUCTR) and the main results must be reported there one year after completion of the trial. The ...
Sep 25, 2018
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Attention deficit disorders
The ADHD brain retrained
The cost of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be as high as EUR 7,000 per patient per year in the United Kingdom and some 4 million children suffer from the disorder in Europe. NEWROFEED has developed a ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Pediatric robot patient offers new level of realism for doctors in training
A team of researchers and engineers at Gaumard Scientific has unveiled a new robot that raises the bar on medical training devices. The robot, called HAL, has been made to look like a five-year-old male patient and offers ...
Neuroscience
First in-home test of brain-computer communication by ALS patients offers promise amidst challenges
Laboratory studies have shown the potential for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), who cannot move or speak, to communicate using a brain-computer interface (BCI). In the first study of independent in-home ...
Aug 30, 2018
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Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injury recovery via petri dish
Researchers in the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have succeeded in reproducing the effects of traumatic brain injury and stimulating recovery in neuron cells grown in a petri dish. This makes them ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Safe' UV light may prevent infections in catheters, cardiac drivelines
A specific wavelength of ultraviolet light, now delivered through light-diffusing optical fibers, is highly effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria in cell cultures, according to a new study led by David J. Brenner, ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Medical device managers rely on physicians to screen out defects rather than issue recalls
Results of a new behavioral study into what influences the decision to recall a defective product found that medical device firm managers may rely on their physician-customers to screen out detectable defects, in lieu of ...
Aug 22, 2018
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Cardiology
Hospitals battle for control over fast-growing heart-valve procedure
When Medicare in 2011 agreed to pay for a revolutionary procedure to replace leaky heart valves by snaking a synthetic replacement up through blood vessels, the goal was to offer relief to the tens of thousands of patients ...
Aug 20, 2018
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