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Researchers use virtual reality goggles to study human anatomy

Tucked away in the back room of a Johns Hopkins research building, a computer hums quietly at a seemingly modest setup of a desktop and a pair of goggles.

6 Sep 2018

New diagnostic tool for difficult-to-detect cancers

A new diagnostic tool is expected to result in better treatment of cancer that is difficult to diagnose. The tool was developed by cancer researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy and doctors at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden. Their study, which has been published in JCO Precision Oncology, started with a single cancer patient.

6 Sep 2018

Swiss Advanced Vision announces launch of Harmonis for cataract surgery

Swiss Advanced Vision has announced the launch of Harmonis, a customizable intraocular lens with advanced extended depth of focus optical technology for cataract surgery.

6 Sep 2018

Total ankle arthroplasty boosts patients' range of motion and improves quality of life

Surgical reconstruction is a life changer for people with end-stage ankle arthritis, a painful condition that limits patients' abilities to go up and down stairs, get out of a car and even walk.

6 Sep 2018

TransEnterix files FDA 510(k) submission for its new Senhance Ultrasonic Instrument System

TransEnterix, Inc., a medical device company that is digitizing the interface between surgeons and patients to improve minimally invasive surgery, today announced the Company filed a FDA 510(k) submission for its Senhance Ultrasonic Instrument System.

6 Sep 2018

Doctor with Guillain Barré syndrome recovers back to normal life

Doctors do the darndest things. Take the one who walked right up to Dan Thomas, MD, at a lecture, got into the ready position, and proceeded to perform several squats as Thomas watched, puzzled.

6 Sep 2018

Lymph node structural cells exert control over T cell responses

Until now, the study of the immune system has focused almost exclusively on white blood cells, and T cells in particular, as the body’s major infection fighters.

6 Sep 2018

New approach allows connecting experienced physicians to help doctors in war zones

Purdue University researchers have developed a unique approach that allows experienced surgeons and physicians around the world to help less-experienced doctors in war zones, natural disasters and in rural areas perform complicated procedures.

6 Sep 2018

UCLA Seizure Disorder Center offers hope to patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

More than 20 new anti-seizure drugs have been introduced in recent decades - a number that means little to people with drug-resistant epilepsy. For them, treatment has not improved.

6 Sep 2018

Researchers program open wound cells to turn into healthy skin

Researchers at the Salk Institute have found a way to convert the cells in open wounds into new skin cells, potentially eliminating the need for plastic surgery in the treatment of large wounds.

6 Sep 2018

Link discovered between tumor genome changes and mortality risk across cancer types

Researchers have discovered a link between certain changes in the genome of a tumor and increased chances of death across multiple types of cancer.

5 Sep 2018

Genome-wide association study reveals potential genes behind diverticular disease

More than half of adults in the Western hemisphere over the age of 40 have small bulging pouches inside their intestine known as diverticula. Caused by weakening of the outer lining of the intestine, these pouches are typically harmless.

5 Sep 2018

Clinical recommendations regarding mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) released

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released fresh clinical recommendations for health care personnel for treatment of children suffering from concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

4 Sep 2018

Anti-inflammatory use during surgery may lead to improved outcomes for cancer patients

The world's first clinical trial (SURGUVANT) evaluating anti-inflammatory use at the time of surgery in colon cancer patients to improve their cancer outcome has been published in scientific journal, BMC Cancer.

4 Sep 2018

Improving neurosurgery for malignant brain tumors

Important research by Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgeons and University of Washington (UW) scientists on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors was published in the August issue of the Nature journal, Scientific Reports.

4 Sep 2018

Creating rituals to honor the dead at long-term-care facilities

One by one, their names were recited as family members clutched one another's hands and silently wept.

4 Sep 2018

Surgeon-related factors affect patient satisfaction after plastic surgery, study reports

Patient satisfaction after plastic surgery is most affected by surgeon-related factors, such as taking the time to answer questions and including patients in the decision-making process, reports a study in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

3 Sep 2018

Surgery News and Research

Researchers use virtual reality goggles to study human anatomy

New diagnostic tool for difficult-to-detect cancers

Swiss Advanced Vision announces launch of Harmonis for cataract surgery

Total ankle arthroplasty boosts patients' range of motion and improves quality of life

TransEnterix files FDA 510(k) submission for its new Senhance Ultrasonic Instrument System

Doctor with Guillain Barré syndrome recovers back to normal life

Lymph node structural cells exert control over T cell responses

New approach allows connecting experienced physicians to help doctors in war zones

UCLA Seizure Disorder Center offers hope to patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

Researchers program open wound cells to turn into healthy skin

Link discovered between tumor genome changes and mortality risk across cancer types

Genome-wide association study reveals potential genes behind diverticular disease

Clinical recommendations regarding mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) released

Anti-inflammatory use during surgery may lead to improved outcomes for cancer patients

Improving neurosurgery for malignant brain tumors

Creating rituals to honor the dead at long-term-care facilities

Surgeon-related factors affect patient satisfaction after plastic surgery, study reports

Bile acids reduce desire for cocaine, finds study

Finding which chemotherapy regimen is associated with best outcomes for patients with bladder cancer

New survey reveals public attitudes towards commercial use of genetic data samples

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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