Rehabilitation/Prosthetics/Plastic Surgery

Credit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" developed a unique hybrid bone implant, the core of which is made of porous ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, and the…

Elderly to feel fitter, faster and strongerCredit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a promising drug that has proven…

Heart Care Navigation Team provides bridge between hospital and home A program designed to help heart attack patients with the transition from hospital to outpatient care can reduce readmissions and deaths and increase the number of…

Credit: NYU A new case study out of >New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development finds that face transplant surgery in patients who have experienced severe facial trauma can improve speech…

Research and patient community to discuss challenges and potential breakthroughs WHAT: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its partners will host a meeting of researchers, clinicians, patients and patient advocates to discuss…

Research shows our spinal cords contribute to sophisticated hand function We often think of our brains as being at the centre of complex motor function and control, but how 'smart' is your spinal cord? Turns out it is smarter than we…

Predicting skilled performance from preparationCredit: Katja Kornysheva & authors. Neuroscientists at Bangor University, (Wales,UK) and University College London (UCL) have for the first time, identified the processes which occur in…

Kidneys can repair rhemselves after birth -- and that's good newsCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications Scientists seeking to regrow damaged kidneys have discovered that blocked kidneys in newborns have a remarkable ability to…

Credit: Dr. Max Ortiz Catalan A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis. In a pioneering surgery, titanium implants were placed in…

Implants can provide doctors with regular activity updates and are powered by the patient's movementCredit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Smart knee implants may soon be a reality thanks to…