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Surgeries
Surgeries broadly describe procedures used to investigate or treat a medical condition, such as a disease, injury, or bodily impediment. In general, surgeries aim to improve function or appearance or repair a damaged or infected area of the body. Examples of surgeries include angioplasty, joint replacements, cesarean section, organ transplantation, hysterectomy.
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OCT 13, 2019Cancer
Thyroid cancer diagnoses have risen in the last thirty years from 6 per 100,000 to more than 14 per 100,000. That’ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 08, 2019Neuroscience
Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are prom ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have successfully transplanted brain cells without the need of immune-suppressing ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Gender discrimination in research has long stopped serious advancements. In neuroscience, scientists believed that male ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As people get older, they tend to start putting on weight. New work from an international team of researchers explains w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2019Cancer
A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine examines the biases behind the cancer treatments that docto ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2019Cardiology
In 2009, one in nine U.S. deaths included heart failure as contributing cause, according to the Centers for Disease Cont ...Written By: Julia TraversAUG 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Mice are used as the frontline for drug testing for brain disorders. Why? Their brains are supposed to have much of the ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to the findings of a clinical trial, scientists at Mt. Sinai have found a new therapeutic effective for p ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Gallstones form in the gallbladder, and can be as tiny as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2019Cancer
Research reported recently in ACS Nano explains a new method of targeting metastases in lymph nodes as a means of preven ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 14, 2019Cardiology
A new study examines the relationship between heart attacks and fast food chain-proximity. Heart disease, including hear ...Written By: Julia TraversAUG 11, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes, which can happen after tumor-removal surgery. It's a serious challenge for m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have found that spraying a gel on the internal tissues of animal post-surgery has significantly reduced scarr ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 08, 2019Cardiology
Following a heart attack, tissues within the heart are often damaged. Once damaged, the heart is incapable of regenerati ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 25, 2019Health & Medicine
The World Health Organization states that approximately 2.5% of the world's population use cannabis, roughly ten tim ...JUL 24, 2019Technology
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have designed a novel approach for the devel ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 24, 2019Plants & Animals
While most people are familiar with the penguins that reside in colder climates, some species, such as the African pengu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 23, 2019Cardiology
Up until recently, people who were concerned about the possibility of suffering a cardiac event were often advised to ta ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 22, 2019Cancer
Treatment for breast cancer can be too expensive and hard to access for many women in lower-income countries. These wome ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 22, 2019Cancer
Surgeries can be stressful and difficult for patients, and it’s understandable that some would want to reduce the ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 20, 2019Cardiology
Rheumatic fever (RF) is a complication resulting from untreated strep throat. Caused by group A streptococcal infection, ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 20, 2019Cardiology
The high-fat energy-dense diet we consume today is nothing like what humans ate for all of history before us. Luckily, w ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 19, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
With over 200,000 cases reported annually, endometriosis is a big concern in women’s health. Scientists don’ ...Written By: Abbie Arce
OCT 13, 2019
Cancer
Thyroid cancer diagnoses have risen in the last thirty years from 6 per 100,000 to more than 14 per 100,000. That’
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 08, 2019
Neuroscience
Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are prom
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have successfully transplanted brain cells without the need of immune-suppressing
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Gender discrimination in research has long stopped serious advancements. In neuroscience, scientists believed that male
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As people get older, they tend to start putting on weight. New work from an international team of researchers explains w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2019
Cancer
A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine examines the biases behind the cancer treatments that docto
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2019
Cardiology
In 2009, one in nine U.S. deaths included heart failure as contributing cause, according to the Centers for Disease Cont
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Mice are used as the frontline for drug testing for brain disorders. Why? Their brains are supposed to have much of the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the findings of a clinical trial, scientists at Mt. Sinai have found a new therapeutic effective for p
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gallstones form in the gallbladder, and can be as tiny as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2019
Cancer
Research reported recently in ACS Nano explains a new method of targeting metastases in lymph nodes as a means of preven
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 14, 2019
Cardiology
A new study examines the relationship between heart attacks and fast food chain-proximity. Heart disease, including hear
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 11, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes, which can happen after tumor-removal surgery. It's a serious challenge for m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have found that spraying a gel on the internal tissues of animal post-surgery has significantly reduced scarr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 08, 2019
Cardiology
Following a heart attack, tissues within the heart are often damaged. Once damaged, the heart is incapable of regenerati
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 25, 2019
Health & Medicine
The World Health Organization states that approximately 2.5% of the world's population use cannabis, roughly ten tim
...
JUL 24, 2019
Technology
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have designed a novel approach for the devel
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
While most people are familiar with the penguins that reside in colder climates, some species, such as the African pengu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 23, 2019
Cardiology
Up until recently, people who were concerned about the possibility of suffering a cardiac event were often advised to ta
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 22, 2019
Cancer
Treatment for breast cancer can be too expensive and hard to access for many women in lower-income countries. These wome
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 22, 2019
Cancer
Surgeries can be stressful and difficult for patients, and it’s understandable that some would want to reduce the
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 20, 2019
Cardiology
Rheumatic fever (RF) is a complication resulting from untreated strep throat. Caused by group A streptococcal infection,
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 20, 2019
Cardiology
The high-fat energy-dense diet we consume today is nothing like what humans ate for all of history before us. Luckily, w
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 19, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
With over 200,000 cases reported annually, endometriosis is a big concern in women’s health. Scientists don’
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce