Medical research
Heart muscle cell grafts suppress arrhythmias after heart attacks in animal study
Researchers have made a major advance in efforts to regenerate damaged hearts.
Aug 5, 2012
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Cardiology
Study: Heart repairs very early in life, but not as adults
(Medical Xpress) -- In a two-day-old mouse, a heart attack causes active stem cells to grow new heart cells; a few months later, the heart is mostly repaired. But in an adult mouse, recovery from such an attack leads to classic ...
Jul 31, 2012
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Surgery
Laser treatment improves appearance in burn scars, study shows
In a collaboration among researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Shriners Hospitals for Children–Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, burn and skin specialists have shown that use of ...
Jul 16, 2012
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Cardiology
New device eases a tricky task in defibrillator surgery
Dr. Pierce Vatterott and his team of nurses and technicians worked smoothly and efficiently in the chilly catheter lab at St. Paul's United Hospital. It was complex and potentially risky work, removing four leads - wires ...
Jul 15, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Higher risk of urinary tract infections for uncircumcised boys
Uncircumcised boys are at higher risk of urinary tract infection, regardless of whether the urethra is visible, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Jul 9, 2012
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Genetics
Zebrafish reveal promising mechanism for healing spinal cord injury
Scientists in Australia are studying the mechanisms of spinal cord repair in zebrafish, which unlike humans and other mammals can regenerate their spinal cord following injury. Their findings suggest a family of molecules ...
Jul 6, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists discover possible treatment to reduce scarring
Whether from surgery or battle wounds, ugly scars can affect body and mind. Now a new research report appearing online in the FASEB Journal offers a new strategy to reduce or eliminate scars on the skin. Specifically, scientists ...
Jul 6, 2012
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Medical research
Taking tissue regeneration beyond the state-of-the-art
The University of Nottingham has begun the search for a new class of injectable materials that will stimulate stem cells to regenerate damaged tissue in degenerative and age related disorders of the bone, muscle and heart.
Jul 6, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shows appendectomies not a threat to fertility
(Medical Xpress) -- Having the appendix removed does not affect a woman's chance of having a baby, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Dundee.
Jul 4, 2012
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Other
Direct primary closure feasible for lower lip reconstruction
(HealthDay) -- Direct primary closure without undermining is a reliable method of reconstructing vermilionectomy defects of the lower lip, according to research published online June 18 in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Jul 2, 2012
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