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Microscopic hand-like gripper could help doctors perform remotely guided surgical procedures

Many people imagine robots today as clunky, metal versions of humans, but scientists are forging new territory in the field of 'soft robotics.' One of the latest advances is a flexible, microscopic hand-like gripper. The development could help doctors perform remotely guided surgical procedures or perform biopsies.

5 Feb 2015

UC study reveals that bariatric surgery may cut life expectancy for super obese patients with diabetes

Bariatric surgery improves life expectancy for many obese diabetic patients, but it may cut life expectancy for patients who are super obese with very high body mass indexes, according to a University of Cincinnati researcher.

5 Feb 2015

Scripps Green Hospital treats peripheral artery disease patient using new drug-coated balloon

A doctor at Scripps Green Hospital this week became the first in California to use a new drug-coated balloon to treat peripheral artery disease in a patient since regulatory approval of the IN.PACT Admiral device in January by the Food and Drug Administration.

5 Feb 2015

Anti-viral immune cells could inhibit bone marrow transplant infections caused by CMV

Bone marrow transplantation is a life-saving therapy for patients with blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma. However, the depletion of the patient's immune system prior to transplantation can put patients at risk of for an infection by a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) that can be life threatening in these immune-compromised individuals.

4 Feb 2015

Reversing effects of early stage age-related macular degeneration may be possible

A new technique reported in the February 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that during early stages, it might be possible to reverse age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness that is currently irreversible. The treatment involving a nanosecond laser may also have further implications for other eye diseases such as diabetic macular oedema, diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity.

3 Feb 2015

UCLA offers new hope to patients suffering from phrenic nerve damage

David Powell could not catch his breath. The 35-year-old from San Diego got winded walking up the stairs, exercising or even just bending over to tie his shoes.

2 Feb 2015

Researchers outline new approach to facelift surgery in patients with massive weight loss

Patients undergoing bariatric surgery for severe obesity are often left with excess, sagging skin affecting all areas of the body--including the face.

2 Feb 2015

New technology preserves quality of donor tissue, allows natural joint repair option to patients

Currently, doctors have to throw away more than 80 percent of donated tissue used for joint replacements because the tissue does not survive long enough to be transplanted. Now, following a recent study, University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers have developed a new technology that more than doubles the life of the tissue.

2 Feb 2015

Study finds decline in re-hospitalization rates after AVR surgery

Fewer patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) are being re-hospitalized in the year following surgery, indicating the surgery is safer and the recovery has become easier, according to an article in the February 2015 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

2 Feb 2015

Pioneering research advances prevention of lung damage when providing mechanical ventilation

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the Universitat de València participates in a pioneering research to advance the prevention of lung damage when providing mechanical ventilation in operations that require general anaesthesia.

31 Jan 2015

Upstate offers FDA-approved SMR TT metal back glenoid implant for shoulder replacements

A novel, implantable device that is less invasive and allows surgeons to perform the most challenging and complex shoulder replacements is now available at Upstate Medical University through the Upstate Bone and Joint Center.

31 Jan 2015

Jersey Shore University Medical Center offers robotic-assisted laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

For many people, losing weight is a personal and ongoing battle. At the Center for Weight-Loss Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, new options are available for those making the life changing decision to lose weight, including minimally invasive techniques such as robotic-assisted laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

31 Jan 2015

electroCore’s non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy safe, effective across a variety of conditions

Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) ‘improves the safety and tolerability of VNS making it more accessible and facilitating further investigations across a wide range of uses when compared with surgically implanted VNS’ according to a review in the European Journal of Neurology.

29 Jan 2015

DePuy Synthes Spine receives 510(k) clearance to market SYNAPSE OCT System with posterior cervical screws

DePuy Synthes Spine today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its SYNAPSETM Occipital-Cervical-Thoracic (OCT) System with posterior cervical screws, the first time cervical screws have been indicated for use with a screw-rod posterior fixation system.

29 Jan 2015

Study shows that some older women with breast cancer could avoid radiotherapy

Some older women with breast cancer could safely avoid radiotherapy, without harming their chances of survival, a study has shown.

28 Jan 2015

TGH develops unique new method to help high-risk patients receive a lung transplant

A unique new method to treat a specific group of patients who are at greater risk of rejecting a donor lung, allowing them to live longer after transplant without rejection, has been developed by the Toronto Lung Transplant Program at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network.

28 Jan 2015

Nine out of ten surgeons believe advanced surgical energy devices could revolutionise surgery in the future

New survey results1 launched by Olympus Medical showed that nine out of ten (88%) surgeons surveyed believe advanced surgical energy devices such as THUNDERBEATTM could revolutionise the way surgery is performed in the future1, resulting in cost savings for the NHS.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 28 Jan 2015

SCCA's Fred Hutch Bone Marrow Transplant Program achieves higher survival rates

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance was recently recognized for outperforming its anticipated one-year survival rate for allogeneic transplant patients.

28 Jan 2015

Study provides new route for treating patients with difficult-to-treat Parkinson's symptoms

Parkinson's disease patients treated with low-frequency deep brain stimulation show significant improvements in swallowing dysfunction and freezing of gait over typical high-frequency treatment.

28 Jan 2015

Research explores effect of DBS treatments in animals with brain injuries

The research, published in Behavioural Brain Research, was conducted by Pilar Segura and Ignacio Morgado (coordinators), Laura Aldavert and Marc Ramoneda, psychobiologists of the Institute of Neurosciences and the Department of Psychobiology and Health Sciences Methodology of the UAB and by Elisabet Kadar and Gemma Huguet, molecular biologists of the University of Girona, to explore the power of Deep Brain Stimulation treatments in the hypothalamus to recover the ability to learn and remember after a severe lesion of the amygdala.

28 Jan 2015

Medical Procedure News

Microscopic hand-like gripper could help doctors perform remotely guided surgical procedures

UC study reveals that bariatric surgery may cut life expectancy for super obese patients with diabetes

Scripps Green Hospital treats peripheral artery disease patient using new drug-coated balloon

Anti-viral immune cells could inhibit bone marrow transplant infections caused by CMV

Reversing effects of early stage age-related macular degeneration may be possible

UCLA offers new hope to patients suffering from phrenic nerve damage

Researchers outline new approach to facelift surgery in patients with massive weight loss

New technology preserves quality of donor tissue, allows natural joint repair option to patients

Study finds decline in re-hospitalization rates after AVR surgery

Pioneering research advances prevention of lung damage when providing mechanical ventilation

Upstate offers FDA-approved SMR TT metal back glenoid implant for shoulder replacements

Jersey Shore University Medical Center offers robotic-assisted laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

electroCore’s non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy safe, effective across a variety of conditions

DePuy Synthes Spine receives 510(k) clearance to market SYNAPSE OCT System with posterior cervical screws

Study shows that some older women with breast cancer could avoid radiotherapy

TGH develops unique new method to help high-risk patients receive a lung transplant

Nine out of ten surgeons believe advanced surgical energy devices could revolutionise surgery in the future

SCCA's Fred Hutch Bone Marrow Transplant Program achieves higher survival rates

Study provides new route for treating patients with difficult-to-treat Parkinson's symptoms

Research explores effect of DBS treatments in animals with brain injuries

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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Modular cleanrooms: Enhancing flexibility and compliance

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