Surgery has survival benefits for male Stage IV breast cancer patients who are receptive to systemic therapy
Key takeawaysCredit: American College of Surgeons Key takeaways Men with Stage IV breast cancer who are receptive to systemic therapy ...
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Fluorescent spray lights up tumors for easy detection during surgery
The prognosis for a cancer patient who undergoes surgery is better if the surgeon removes all of the tumor, but ...
Creating smart nanomachines to detect highly invasive cancer after surgery and prevent recurrence – cancer metastasis and recurrence prevention
Summary: ・Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is an enzyme required for cancer cells to metastasize/invade, and cancer cells with higher MMP activity ...
Bioinspired steerable catheter for brain surgery is first of its kind
Credit: University of California San Diego Journal Science Robotics DOI 10.1126/scirobotics.abf0601 Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Animals ...
Surgeons endorse efforts to improve firearm safety and reduce firearm-related injuries
Survey findings show strong consensus for policy initiatives and safe firearm storage among 11,147 members of the American College of ...
Cardio-cerebrovascular disease history complicates hematopoietic cell transplant outcomes
Researchers find pre-transplant cardiovascular diseases indirectly affect mortality and survival through increased post-transplant disease occurrenceCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Hematopoietic cell ...
Dynamic heart model mimics hemodynamic loads, advances engineered heart tissue technology
Efforts to understand cardiac disease progression and develop therapeutic tissues that can repair the human heart are just a few ...
New simulator helps robots sharpen their cutting skills
A simulation engine developed by University of Southern California and NVIDIA researchers predicts the forces acting on a knife as ...
Routine screening for BI-RADS lesions on automated whole-breast ultrasound
Return to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions on supplemental automated whole-breast ultrasound substantially reduces the recall rate, while being ...
‘Neuroprosthesis’ restores words to man with paralysis
Technology could lead to more natural communication for people who have suffered speech loss Researchers at UC San Francisco have ...
Researchers use prenatal editing in preclinical model to correct lysosomal storage disease
In proof-of-concept study, CHOP researchers used an AAV9 vector to edit a single base mutation, halting progression of a disease ...
Innovative gene therapy ‘reprograms’ cells to reverse neurological deficiencies
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center A novel method of gene therapy is helping children born with a ...
The ethics of split liver transplantation: Analyzing case studies to make the right decision
Split liver transplantation (SLT) provides an opportunity to divide a donor liver and offer transplants to two small patients, one ...
Thyroid cancer now diagnosed with machine learning-powered photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging
Credit: POSTECH A lump in the thyroid gland is called a thyroid nodule, and 5-10% of all thyroid nodules are ...
Multimodal analgesia: The new ‘standard of care’ for pain control after total joint replacement
July 8, 2021 - Until relatively recently, opioids were a mainstay of treatment for pain following total hip or knee ...
Change in respiratory care strategies for preterm infants improves health outcomes
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A decade's worth of data shows that neonatologists are shifting the type of respiratory support ...
Study explores opioid prescribing preferences and practices among residents and faculty
CU Department of Surgery's Victoria Huynh, MD, and Sarah Tevis, MD, are developing new protocols to improve surgical recovery Opioid ...
MasSpec Pen shows promise in pancreatic cancer surgery
Credit: James Suliburk/Baylor College of Medicine AUSTIN, Texas -- A diagnostic tool called the MasSpec Pen has been tested for ...
Association of travel distance to nearest abortion facility with rates of abortion
What The Study Did: This national analysis examined the association between the travel distance to the nearest abortion care facility ...
Repairing ‘broken’ hearts — new promising surgical technique for heart attacks
Medical researchers devise a new way to repair the ruptured wall of the heart from a severe heart attackCredit: Chinese ...
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