Medical research
Blood flow monitor could save lives
A tiny fibre-optic sensor has the potential to save lives in open heart surgery, and even during surgery on pre-term babies.
Jul 8, 2019
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News tagged with vital organs
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers first to develop comprehensive models of 'seeds and soil' as a means to combat breast cancer metastasis
Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified key biological pathways that regulate the spread of tumor cells to vital organs. These findings may have a significant influence on the development of new therapies that ...
Jun 4, 2019
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Health
Organ and tissue donation in patients considering MAiD: new guidance helps navigate emerging area
A new publication in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to help health care teams navigate clinical and ethical issues that arise when patients choose to donate organs or tissue after medical assistance in dying ...
Jun 3, 2019
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Health
Do American adults drink too much? Study says yes
(HealthDay)—Middle-aged Americans are hitting the sauce too hard and too often, a new poll shows.
Apr 17, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to breathe for better health, studying and test taking
If you're reading this you're obviously breathing, but are you doing it right?
Mar 11, 2019
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Cardiology
App that alerts CPR-trained bystanders could make lifesaving connection
If you should collapse of a sudden cardiac arrest at the mall food court, your lifesaver could be shopping nearby and completely unaware that someone is in urgent need of help.
Feb 22, 2019
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Study finds potential link between alcohol and death rates
Drinking heavily results in uncontrolled iron absorption into the body, putting strain on vital organs and increasing the risk of death, according to a new study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition.
Jul 12, 2018
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Surgery
Brains, eyes, testes: off-limits for transplants?
Since the world's first successful organ transplant in 1954—a kidney—the discipline has advanced to the point where a wounded soldier could have his penis and scrotum replaced in a groundbreaking operation last month.
Apr 28, 2018
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Health
Women's hands really are colder than men's, scientists confirm
Ladies, raise a gloved hand if your hands feel as frozen as Elsa's, especially in the winter.
Dec 8, 2017
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Health
Brace yourself for coming heatwaves, there are at least 27 ways they can kill you
A new systematic synthesis by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa shows that there are at least 27 different physiological pathways in which a heatwave can kill a human being, and everyone is at risk.
Nov 9, 2017
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