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Poliovirus therapy triggers longer-lasting immune response against malignant tumors

An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumors appears to unleash the body's own capacity to fight malignancies by activating an inflammation process that counter's the ability of cancer cells to evade the immune system.

20 Sep 2017

WHO report shows serious lack of new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant infections

A report, Antibacterial agents in clinical development - an analysis of the antibacterial clinical development pipeline, including tuberculosis, launched today by WHO shows a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

20 Sep 2017

Researchers use computer simulations to provide better insight into epilepsy surgery

Results from an unexpected quarter is could help neurologists to identify which brain region to remove to eliminate an epilepsy patient's symptoms. Mathematicians from the University of Twente, together with researchers from the University Medical Center Utrecht, have shown that it is sensible to examine the interconnections between different brain regions closely, instead of searching for abnormal regions only.

20 Sep 2017

Risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is the 9th most common cancer in women and although it only accounts for approximately 3 percent of cancers in women, it is responsible for the most deaths of any cancer involving the female reproductive tract.

20 Sep 2017

Researchers find significant link between foot pain and knee or hip pain

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery and Harvard Medical School suggests new guidelines may be in order for evaluating and treating lower extremity pain. Investigators set out to determine if there was a relation between foot pain and lower extremity joint pain, and they found a significant association between foot pain and knee or hip pain.

20 Sep 2017

Providing women with early knowledge about childbirth could help reduce unnecessary cesareans

Cesarean deliveries in most developed countries, including Canada, are at least 10 to 20 percent higher than recommended by the World Health Organization, and many efforts to decrease unnecessary C-sections have failed.

20 Sep 2017

New antibiotic development slowing - warns World Health Organization

According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) released yesterday, antibiotics development at present is not at par with the rising antimicrobial resistance worldwide and soon the demand may outgrow the supply. The WHO warns that this could mean that pathogens causing these infections could mean a great threat for humans in the coming years.

19 Sep 2017

Analytical Science in Precision Medicine

Pittcon is an analytical conference, so naturally my talk will be about analytical chemistry and how analytical chemistry will become increasingly important in delivering healthcare solutions, not only for rich people, but also, hopefully, for poor people across the world.

From Pittcon 19 Sep 2017

As care shifts from hospital to home, guarding against infection falls to families

Angela Cooper arrived home from work to discover her daughter’s temperature had spiked to 102 degrees — a sign that the teenager, who has cancer, had a potentially deadly bloodstream infection.

19 Sep 2017

Catheterization procedure can have detrimental effect on blood vessels, study shows

Transradial catheterization--when a clinician inserts a long thin tube through the radial artery in the arm--is commonly used to diagnose and treat certain heart conditions.

19 Sep 2017

Researchers precisely describe effects of frequent genetic mutation in congenital hyperinsulinism

Diabetes is characterized by a deficiency of insulin. The opposite is the case in congenital hyperinsulinism: patients produce the hormone too frequently and in excessive quantities, even if they haven't eaten any carbohydrates.

18 Sep 2017

Harmonic Drive describe surgical robots and their potential

Medical robots, a technology once considered the realm of science fiction and the figment of an overzealous imagination, are now a reality. The industry is worth billions already and growing rapidly. Here, Graham Mackrell, managing director of high precision gearing specialist, Harmonic Drive UK, explores the latest trends in the field.

15 Sep 2017

Research finds link between caregiver’s gender, relationship and severity of child abuse injuries

Efforts to prevent child abuse by people who care for children should extend to additional categories of caregivers since injuries that children suffer at the hands of their parent's male partner, babysitter or daycare worker are likely to be more severe, according to research presented during the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics national conference.

15 Sep 2017

New study identifies best operating room infection control procedures

While hospitals grapple with what operating room (OR) infection control procedures work best, a new study of Texas hospitals has determined two areas that stand out: mandating sterile operating conditions at or close to the wound itself; and tracking in-hospital outcomes on surgical site infections (SSIs) and sharing that information with surgeons and other OR staff.

14 Sep 2017

Most American women not aware of breast cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment

Did you know that routine mammograms can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of breast cancer? Most American women aren't aware of these risks of breast cancer screening, reports a study in the October issue of Medical Care, published by Wolters Kluwer.

14 Sep 2017

FDA grants approval for new biosimilar to treat multiple types of cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of multiple types of cancer. Mvasi is the first biosimilar approved in the U.S. for the treatment of cancer.

14 Sep 2017

MSC transplantation can be safe, effective approach to treat Crohn's disease-related fistula

A growing body of clinical evidence shows that transplantation of a patient's own mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to achieve a cure and prevent recurrent of Crohn's disease-related fistula can be a safe and effective addition to surgery.

14 Sep 2017

Delaying minor surgery for pediatric patients may not offer any neurodevelopmental benefit

Children under age 5 who underwent minor surgery requiring anesthesia had a 26 percent increased risk of later diagnosis with a mental disorder. However, the timing of the procedure did not affect this risk, according to a new study at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and College of Physicians and Surgeons.

14 Sep 2017

Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma benefit from care at high-volume centers, study suggests

Patients diagnosed at high-volume centers are up to 40 percent more likely to receive treatment for glioblastoma, according to a study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

14 Sep 2017

Renishaw to exhibit medical robots at SBNS Autumn Meeting

Global engineering and scientific technologies company, Renishaw will attend the Society of British Neurological Surgeons Autumn Meeting. The event will take place at The Titanic Hotel, Liverpool, from 20th – 22nd September 2017.

14 Sep 2017

Surgery News and Research

Poliovirus therapy triggers longer-lasting immune response against malignant tumors

WHO report shows serious lack of new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant infections

Researchers use computer simulations to provide better insight into epilepsy surgery

Risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer

Researchers find significant link between foot pain and knee or hip pain

Providing women with early knowledge about childbirth could help reduce unnecessary cesareans

New antibiotic development slowing - warns World Health Organization

Analytical Science in Precision Medicine

As care shifts from hospital to home, guarding against infection falls to families

Catheterization procedure can have detrimental effect on blood vessels, study shows

Researchers precisely describe effects of frequent genetic mutation in congenital hyperinsulinism

Harmonic Drive describe surgical robots and their potential

Research finds link between caregiver’s gender, relationship and severity of child abuse injuries

New study identifies best operating room infection control procedures

Most American women not aware of breast cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment

FDA grants approval for new biosimilar to treat multiple types of cancer

MSC transplantation can be safe, effective approach to treat Crohn's disease-related fistula

Delaying minor surgery for pediatric patients may not offer any neurodevelopmental benefit

Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma benefit from care at high-volume centers, study suggests

Renishaw to exhibit medical robots at SBNS Autumn Meeting

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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