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CD Laboratory at MedUni Vienna explores new therapeutic approaches to enhance peritoneal dialysis

One of the main functions of the kidneys is to filter metabolic products out of the blood. If the kidneys are no longer able to do this, the blood has to be artificially purified and drained of excess fluid.

24 Jun 2016

Gamma-ray irradiation improves safety of stem cell transplantation in Parkinson’s disease patients

Replacing dopamine-producing cells in the brain represents a promising therapeutic approach in Parkinson's disease, and a new study shows how post-transplantation gamma-ray irradiation can reduce the risk of tumor formation.

24 Jun 2016

Pre-operative MRI for breast cancer patients may need to be done in a different position

The difference in how a woman is positioned during MRI prior to breast conserving surgery and how she is positioned during the surgery distorts and displaces tumors while the surgery is being performed, report researchers.

23 Jun 2016

Novel stem cell-containing bio-ink allows 3D printing of complex tissues for surgical implants

Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed a new kind of bio-ink, which could eventually allow the production of complex tissues for surgical implants.

23 Jun 2016

Metal ions released by implant wear can damage progenitors of bone-forming cells

In metal-on-metal pairings, both the shell and head of an implant consist of a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy. The release of metal ions into the body has been reported as a result of implant wear. Bone loss (osteolysis) was observed in many cases.

22 Jun 2016

Women need more propofol to stay sedated during oral surgery

Anesthesia Progress – The stress that oral surgery patients experience during a procedure can cause elevated heart rates and blood pressure during operations.

22 Jun 2016

Unseen health risks of aortic stenosis: an interview with Dr Shelley Rahman Haley

Aortic stenosis means narrowing of the aortic valve, which is the out flow valve from the left ventricle, the pumping chamber of the heart. This is the valve which opens to allow blood to flood out of the heart and all-round the body.

22 Jun 2016

Pipeline Embolization Device safe, effective for treatment of complex brain aneurysms

A recently introduced technology called the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) can provide a less-invasive approach for difficult-to-treat aneurysms of the arteries supplying blood to the front of the brain, reports a study in the July issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, published by Wolters Kluwer.

22 Jun 2016

Simple model can help predict complication risks after surgery for CSM

A simple model consisting of four risk factors can help surgeons to predict the risk of complications after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)—a common condition causing compression of the spinal cord in the neck, reports a study in the July issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, published by Wolters Kluwer.

22 Jun 2016

Composition of microbiota plays significant role in body's ability to accept transplanted tissue

Researchers from the University of Chicago have shown that microbiota—the bacteria, viruses and other microbes living on the skin and in the digestive system—play an important role in the body's ability to accept transplanted skin and other organs.

22 Jun 2016

Hip arthroscopy for FAI shows slightly varied outcomes based on patient's age and sex

A new study by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush surgeons found both male and female patients did well after having arthroscopic surgery for painful hip impingement, but outcomes varied slightly depending on a patient's age and sex.

21 Jun 2016

Shorter course of prostate cancer radiotherapy could save NHS millions of pounds

A shorter course of prostate cancer radiotherapy, involving fewer hospital visits and higher individual doses of radiotherapy, is as effective as the current standard treatment for both survival and quality of life, a major new study reports.

21 Jun 2016

Single, short duration exposure of general anesthesia appears to cause no cognitive harm in healthy, young children

A recent study concluded that very young, healthy children undergoing short surgical procedures requiring a single exposure to general anesthesia did not exhibit any effect on the cognitive outcomes tested, according to SmartTots, a public-private partnership of the International Anesthesia Research Society and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

21 Jun 2016

Kidney transplant recipients with inflammation prior to surgery more likely to develop diabetes

Up to 30 percent of people who receive organ transplants will develop diabetes, but researchers are unsure why. Although doctors typically blame immunosuppressive drugs that transplant recipients take to prevent organ rejection, it's unclear why some people develop the lifelong disorder, while others do not.

21 Jun 2016

Cytoreductive nephrectomy can extend survival of metastatic kidney cancer patients

Surgery to remove a cancerous kidney can often lengthen the lives of patients receiving targeted therapy for metastatic kidney cancer, but only about three in ten such patients undergo the procedure, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

21 Jun 2016

Innovative website reveals NHS children's heart surgery statistics to decision makers and parents

Researchers are calling for the end to an era of confusion and alarm about children's heart surgery statistics by launching an innovative communication tool that will help people make sense of published survival data about children's heart surgery in the UK and Ireland.

21 Jun 2016

VentureMed Group receives FDA 510(k) clearance for FLEX Scoring Catheter

VentureMed Group, Ltd., a medical device company based in northwest Ohio, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the commercial distribution of a new surgical device for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD).

20 Jun 2016

Scientific paper supports concept of CarThera's intracranial ultrasound implant to disrupt blood-brain barrier

CarThera, a French company based at the Brain and Spine Institute, that designs and develops innovative ultrasound-based medical devices to treat brain disorders, today announces the publication in Science Translational Medicine of a scientific paper on initial successes in disrupting the blood-brain barrier (BBB) with the use of ultrasound.

20 Jun 2016

Review sheds light on current therapeutic targets of miRNA-associated chemoresistance in EOC

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal disease among gynecologic malignancies. Patients with an advanced disease often relapse due to the development of chemoresistance. Chemotherapy failure is a consequence of acquired drug resistance which may potentially be due to multiple mechanisms including miRNA-mediated gene regulation.

17 Jun 2016

Researcher aims to develop easy-to-use, inexpensive sperm sorting devices to help infertile couples

The competition is fierce and only the strongest survive the obstacle course within the female reproductive tract. Of the millions of sperm that enter the vagina, only about 10 or so make it to the oocyte or egg, demonstrating how rigorous the natural sperm selection process really is.

17 Jun 2016

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CD Laboratory at MedUni Vienna explores new therapeutic approaches to enhance peritoneal dialysis

Gamma-ray irradiation improves safety of stem cell transplantation in Parkinson’s disease patients

Pre-operative MRI for breast cancer patients may need to be done in a different position

Novel stem cell-containing bio-ink allows 3D printing of complex tissues for surgical implants

Metal ions released by implant wear can damage progenitors of bone-forming cells

Women need more propofol to stay sedated during oral surgery

Unseen health risks of aortic stenosis: an interview with Dr Shelley Rahman Haley

Pipeline Embolization Device safe, effective for treatment of complex brain aneurysms

Simple model can help predict complication risks after surgery for CSM

Composition of microbiota plays significant role in body's ability to accept transplanted tissue

Hip arthroscopy for FAI shows slightly varied outcomes based on patient's age and sex

Shorter course of prostate cancer radiotherapy could save NHS millions of pounds

Single, short duration exposure of general anesthesia appears to cause no cognitive harm in healthy, young children

Kidney transplant recipients with inflammation prior to surgery more likely to develop diabetes

Cytoreductive nephrectomy can extend survival of metastatic kidney cancer patients

Innovative website reveals NHS children's heart surgery statistics to decision makers and parents

VentureMed Group receives FDA 510(k) clearance for FLEX Scoring Catheter

Scientific paper supports concept of CarThera's intracranial ultrasound implant to disrupt blood-brain barrier

Review sheds light on current therapeutic targets of miRNA-associated chemoresistance in EOC

Researcher aims to develop easy-to-use, inexpensive sperm sorting devices to help infertile couples

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