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Understanding tribological damage in biomaterials and medical implants

During their service life, most biomaterials and medical implants are vulnerable to tribological damage. In addition, the environments in which they are placed are often corrosive. The combination of triobology, corrosion and the biological environment has been named ‘bio-tribocorrosion’. Understanding this complex phenomenon is critical to improving the design and service life of medical implants. This important book reviews recent key research in this area.

20 Sep 2013

UH Seidman Cancer Center to become one of elite group of cancer centers to offer proton therapy

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center is breaking ground today on a $30 million proton therapy center, becoming one of an elite group of cancer centers in the country to offer this revolutionary technology. There are currently only 11 operational proton therapy centers in the nation and the UH Seidman Cancer Center site will be the first in Ohio.

20 Sep 2013

Nanodiamonds could be used to promote bone growth and durability of dental implants

UCLA researchers have discovered that diamonds on a much, much smaller scale than those used in jewelry could be used to promote bone growth and the durability of dental implants.

19 Sep 2013

Electroacupuncture treatment improves visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome patients extensively suffer from chronic visceral hypersensitivity, with involvement of all levels of the brain-gut axis, as well as various neurotransmitters.

12 Sep 2013

Expression of stress protein induced by ischemia/reperfusion injury, say researchers

Spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury is a stress injury to the spinal cord. Therefore, research on the expression of stress-related protein in neurons could be of great significance for the pathological mechanism and control measures for spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury.

11 Sep 2013

Jersey Shore University Medical Center doctors receive volunteer faculty awards from Rutgers RWJMS

Jersey Shore University Medical Center physicians Glenn S. Parker, M.D., FACS, interim chief of Surgery; Stacy Doumas, M.D., Psychiatry; and Meghan Rattigan, D.O., Obstetrics and Gynecology, recently received volunteer faculty awards from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

11 Sep 2013

Basic fibroblast growth factor can protect endplate in motor neurons of injured spinal cord

In current studies, the degeneration and protection measures in the distal end of the injured spinal cord and target organ muscle effector have scarcely been investigated. The distal end of the spinal cord and neuromuscular junction may develop secondary degenera-tion and damage following spinal cord injury because of the loss of neural connections.

7 Sep 2013

Muscle atrophy therapy: an interview with Dr. Levine, Clinical Associate Professor at Temple University School of Medicine

Atrophy is loss of muscle which can occur in response to either pain or trauma. When you stop using something like muscle it gets weaker.

6 Sep 2013

Schizophrenia genetics come into focus

A study in Nature Genetics illustrates the large impact of genetic variation on risk for schizophrenia.

30 Aug 2013

HSS, UCSF and Mayo Clinic to validate new MRI techniques, biomarkers for osteoarthritis treatment

In recent years, researchers have been frustrated because there are no tools to identify early stages of osteoarthritis and thus no good way to test therapies for preventing or slowing the disease. Now, three institutions have been awarded $1 million from the Arthritis Foundation to validate the use of new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) techniques and newly identified biomarkers to solve this vexing problem.

30 Aug 2013

Researchers find new form of imaging technology to diagnose different types of cancer

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center have published findings that a new form of imaging -- PET/MRI -- is promising for several types of cancer.

30 Aug 2013

Jersey Shore receives accreditation from BSCN for providing high quality care

Jersey Shore University Medical Center's bariatric surgery program has been accredited as a Level 2 facility under the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The accreditation demonstrates the hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality care for bariatric surgery patients.

21 Aug 2013

Medical response, imaging technologies used to save lives of Boston Marathon bombing victims

The Boston Marathon bombing brought international attention back to the devastating effects of terrorism. There were numerous victims with severe injuries that needed immediate attention. A novel study in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology, presents cases from Boston-area hospitals where victims were treated, examining the medical response and imaging technologies used to save lives and limbs.

20 Aug 2013

Endocrine Society, global partners to host international meeting for promoting endocrinology in India

Chevy Chase, MD-A new major collaborative partnership among international hormone health organizations will help promote endocrinology on the Indian sub-continent. The Endocrine Society has joined the Endocrine Society of India (ESI), the Society for Endocrinology in the United Kingdom and International Society of Endocrinology (ISE) to host the inaugural International Clinical Update program in Endocrinology (ICUE), February 1-2 in Hyderabad, India.

19 Aug 2013

Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) conduits suitable for sciatic nerve injury repair

The conventional method for repair of peripheral nerve injury is autogenous nerve grafting, but sources of autogenous nerve are limited. Furthermore, neurological deficits in the donor site and painful neuroma can occur following surgery.

14 Aug 2013

Jersey Shore hospital participates in clinical study of investigational vaccine for prevention of CDI

Mark Martens, M.D., chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, announces that the hospital is participating in a clinical study to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of an investigational vaccine for the prevention of primary symptomatic Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

3 Aug 2013

ConforMIS expands Series E financing to $167.7 million

ConforMIS, Inc., a privately held medical device company pioneering patient-specific orthopedic implants, announced today it has expanded its Series E financing to $167.7 million with participation from top-tier Sovereign Wealth Funds, Government Investment Funds and Private Equity Funds in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

3 Aug 2013

Technique for developing more targeted drugs using molecular "robots"

Many drugs such as agents for cancer or autoimmune diseases have nasty side effects because while they kill disease-causing cells, they also affect healthy cells. Now a new study has demonstrated a technique for developing more targeted drugs, by using molecular "robots" to hone in on more specific populations of cells.

29 Jul 2013

Miriam researcher calls for new strategies to better manage, improve treatment for HCV infection

A Miriam Hospital researcher has joined forces with international colleagues to call for new strategies to better manage and improve assessment and treatment for hepatitis C (HCV) infection in individuals who inject drugs.

26 Jul 2013

Clinical trial finds that sleep quality impacts skin function and aging

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, physician-scientists at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center found that sleep quality impacts skin function and aging.

24 Jul 2013

Orthopedics News and Research

Understanding tribological damage in biomaterials and medical implants

UH Seidman Cancer Center to become one of elite group of cancer centers to offer proton therapy

Nanodiamonds could be used to promote bone growth and durability of dental implants

Electroacupuncture treatment improves visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome

Expression of stress protein induced by ischemia/reperfusion injury, say researchers

Jersey Shore University Medical Center doctors receive volunteer faculty awards from Rutgers RWJMS

Basic fibroblast growth factor can protect endplate in motor neurons of injured spinal cord

Muscle atrophy therapy: an interview with Dr. Levine, Clinical Associate Professor at Temple University School of Medicine

Schizophrenia genetics come into focus

HSS, UCSF and Mayo Clinic to validate new MRI techniques, biomarkers for osteoarthritis treatment

Researchers find new form of imaging technology to diagnose different types of cancer

Jersey Shore receives accreditation from BSCN for providing high quality care

Medical response, imaging technologies used to save lives of Boston Marathon bombing victims

Endocrine Society, global partners to host international meeting for promoting endocrinology in India

Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) conduits suitable for sciatic nerve injury repair

Jersey Shore hospital participates in clinical study of investigational vaccine for prevention of CDI

ConforMIS expands Series E financing to $167.7 million

Technique for developing more targeted drugs using molecular "robots"

Miriam researcher calls for new strategies to better manage, improve treatment for HCV infection

Clinical trial finds that sleep quality impacts skin function and aging

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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