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Review: Endovascular therapy is the safest, most effective treatment for superior vena cava syndrome

Like a blocked water line, obstructions in blood vessels in the human circulatory system can cause serious problems.

28 Jun 2021

Study shows positive long-term effects of wisdom teeth extraction on taste function

Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved tasting abilities decades after having the surgery, a new Penn Medicine study published in the journal Chemical Senses found.

28 Jun 2021

Pronation maneuvers for critically ill COVID-19 patients - multidisciplinary management reduce complications

A recent study aimed to determine the efficacy of pronation maneuvers by the ICU physiotherapy team when used on critically ill COVID-19 patients.

24 Jun 2021

Researchers observe brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation during sleep and wakefulness

For the first time, researchers from the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have characterized the brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) at various states of sleep and wakefulness.

24 Jun 2021

Women who use hormonal contraceptives face higher risk of developing glaucoma

Women who currently use hormonal contraceptives face more than a 2-fold higher risk of developing glaucoma, according to an analysis of electronic medical records for women aged 15-45 years from 2008 to 2018.

23 Jun 2021

University Hospitals in Northeast Ohio performs first innovative heart procedure

A University Hospitals (UH) patient is the first in Northeast Ohio to undergo a new, innovative procedure called CCM® therapy. UH is among the first hospitals in the United States and the only hospital in Northeast Ohio to use CCM therapy, delivered by the Optimizer® system, to treat patients suffering from heart failure.

23 Jun 2021

Smoother silicone breast implants can reduce inflammation and other immune system reactions

According to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Rice University in Houston, silicone breast implants with a smoother surface design have less risk of producing inflammation and other immune system reactions than those with more roughly textured coatings.

22 Jun 2021

FLASH radiotherapy could revolutionize future tumor treatments

It could become a breakthrough for future tumor treatments with heavy ions and pave new ways: In the current experiment period FAIR-Phase 0, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the future accelerator center FAIR succeeded in performing a carbon ion FLASH experiment for the first time.

21 Jun 2021

Researchers analyze how breast implant surfaces influence immune response

Rice University bioengineers collaborated on a six-year study that systematically analyzed how the surface architecture of breast implants influences the development of adverse effects, including an unusual type of lymphoma.

21 Jun 2021

Blood test may help identify risk of bladder cancer recurrence after surgery

A blood test that can detect tiny amounts of circulating cancer DNA may be able to identify risk of cancer recurrence and guide precision treatment in bladder cancer following surgery, according to a clinical study led byProfessor Tom Powles from Queen Mary University of London andBarts Health NHS Trust.

21 Jun 2021

New hydrogel prevents the formation of adhesions after cardiac surgery

A hydrogel that forms a barrier to keep heart tissue from adhering to surrounding tissue after surgery was developed and successfully tested in rodents by a team of University of California San Diego researchers.

18 Jun 2021

New bio-inks for biosensors could make surgery safer

A research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Purdue University have developed bio-inks for biosensors that could help localize critical regions in tissues and organs during surgical operations.

18 Jun 2021

AI ECG as a novel noninvasive approach to diagnosing cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients

A recent study discusses the efficacy of an AI-enhanced ECG technique that has been used to diagnose left ventricular dysfunction in COVID-19 patients.

17 Jun 2021

Device makers have funneled billions to orthopedic surgeons who use their products

Dr. Kingsley R. Chin was little more than a decade out of Harvard Medical School when sales of his spine surgical implants took off.

17 Jun 2021

Clinical trial shows induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest does not improve survival

Since 2005, the guidelines for the care of unconscious cardiac arrest patients have been to cool the body temperature down to 33 degrees Celsius. A large, randomized clinical trial led by Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden has shown that this treatment does not improve survival. The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

16 Jun 2021

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Review: Endovascular therapy is the safest, most effective treatment for superior vena cava syndrome

Study shows positive long-term effects of wisdom teeth extraction on taste function

Pronation maneuvers for critically ill COVID-19 patients - multidisciplinary management reduce complications

Researchers observe brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation during sleep and wakefulness

Women who use hormonal contraceptives face higher risk of developing glaucoma

University Hospitals in Northeast Ohio performs first innovative heart procedure

Smoother silicone breast implants can reduce inflammation and other immune system reactions

FLASH radiotherapy could revolutionize future tumor treatments

Researchers analyze how breast implant surfaces influence immune response

Blood test may help identify risk of bladder cancer recurrence after surgery

New hydrogel prevents the formation of adhesions after cardiac surgery

New bio-inks for biosensors could make surgery safer

AI ECG as a novel noninvasive approach to diagnosing cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients

Device makers have funneled billions to orthopedic surgeons who use their products

Clinical trial shows induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest does not improve survival

EKF globally launches STAT-Site® WB β-ketone and glucose handheld analyzer

New eye surface reconstruction method using mussel adhesive protein

Weight-based dosing strategy may affect immunotherapy outcomes, shows study

Researchers devise new way to design clot-prone grafts for dialysis

Surgeons can avoid postoperative opioid prescriptions, studies suggest

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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