Medical research
1st patient with man-made windpipe almost said no
(AP) -- The first person to receive an artificial windpipe says he almost refused the lifesaving operation.
Jul 15, 2011
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Medical research
Drug 'shield' helps target antibiotic resistant bacteria
A new technique which targets antibiotic-resistant bacteria and shields patients from the toxic parts of an antibiotic drug has been developed by Cardiff University scientists.
Jul 7, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New 3-D tumor model: Step toward speeding cancer drug research
A team of scientists has developed a way to coax tumor cells in the lab to grow into 3-D spheres. Their discovery takes advantage of an earlier technique of producing spherical cavities in a common polymer and promises more ...
Jun 8, 2011
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Dentistry
Multiple biomaterials for immediate implant placement tissue repair: Current status and future perspectives
A study published in the journal MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, led by Dr. Xiaojing Wang from the Department of Oral Implantology at The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, focuses on addressing tooth loss, ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Neuroscience
Helping the body and brain welcome bionic limbs and implants
Not that long ago, the concept of the bionic human seemed far-fetched, but wearable robotic suits, brain-controlled extra limbs and mind-operated wheelchairs are now under active development. They bring the dream of human-machine ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New theranostic approach joins radiopharmaceuticals and nanoparticles to kill cancer cells
Researchers have successfully developed a novel cancer treatment approach that utilizes Cerenkov radiation energy to target and destroy cancer cells more effectively. The approach uses light from decaying radiopharmaceuticals, ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Cardiology
Results from host-reduce-polytech-ACS trial reported
A randomized clinical trial found that drug-eluting stents (DES) with durable polymers are non-inferior to DES with biodegradable polymers in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Oct 19, 2020
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Biomedical technology
Scientists develop key principles for creating an artificial blood vessel
Researchers from St. Petersburg provided a unique experiment. They implanted a polymer scaffold as a vascular prosthesis into the rat abdominal aorta and monitored the process of its bioresorption for 16 months. An artificial ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Cardiology
Shape memory foam embolization system deployed in Europe now cleared for U.S. markets
Shape Memory Medical recently announced FDA clearance for U.S. marketing of their IMPEDE Embolization Plug, a technology funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and created to block ...
Jul 20, 2018
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Cardiology
Results from the tranform-oct study reported
Results from TRANSFORM-OCT, a prospective, randomized trial using optical coherence tomography (OCT) to evaluate strut coverage and neoatherosclerosis (NA) found that bioresorbable polymer-based drug-eluting stents (BP-EES) ...
Nov 7, 2016
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