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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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JUN 26, 2018Cardiology
Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 25, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2018Health & Medicine
Bariatric surgery, where the stomach is reduced or partially bypassed has come into favor in the last ten years due to b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 19, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
There is a new way to diagnose arthritis and watch its progression slowly over time to determine the best route of treat ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 18, 2018Cardiology
The decrease in death from abdominal aortic aneurysms in recent decades may not be due to increased screening. In fact, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2018Cancer
In a new multicenter clinical trial, a personalized vaccine improved the survival rates of some people with the deadly b ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 08, 2018Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2018Microbiology
Microbes might be useful in the treatment of mental disorders like anxiety, depression and PTSD.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2018Neuroscience
When you think of brain surgery, in addition to being incredibly intricate and delicate, scalpels and clamps and an OR c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 06, 2018Health & Medicine
We are living in some fantastic times, with technology, medical advances and better treatments for many illnesses. Nowhe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 06, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The use of various techniques to cut off the blood vessels that feed tissue growth is known as embolization. Embolizatio ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 05, 2018Cancer
So often the phrases "Precision Medicine" and "Personalized Medicine" are used interchangeably. Are they really synonym ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that deadly kidney cancers can be identified by assessing their evolutionary path, which is diffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Health & Medicine
Migraine headaches are a serious medical condition that can drastically reduce a patient's ability to work, particip ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research has studied the effects of a protein, called apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP), in mice with che ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A diagnostic test for liver damage has been developed, one that can be used before symptoms even begin to appear.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2018Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by a common bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. That bacterium can also cause flesh-eating d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2018Neuroscience
Spring is entirely upon us, and that means some can suffer from allergies. A runny nose is a common symptom, and one Neb ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 17, 2018Health & Medicine
Many people think of plastic surgery and assume it’s only for celebrities or wealthy socialites who want to stop t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a powerful technique that can make permanent edits to the genome; scientists are want to used it to repair hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2018Videos
When patients have to rehab after surgery, illness or strokes, physical therapy and the accompanying exercises can be a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 08, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Institute for Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology of the Charité -- Universitätsmedizi ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 08, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research, a recent developed drug c ...Written By: Nouran Amin
JUN 26, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 25, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2018
Health & Medicine
Bariatric surgery, where the stomach is reduced or partially bypassed has come into favor in the last ten years due to b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 19, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
There is a new way to diagnose arthritis and watch its progression slowly over time to determine the best route of treat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 18, 2018
Cardiology
The decrease in death from abdominal aortic aneurysms in recent decades may not be due to increased screening. In fact,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2018
Cancer
In a new multicenter clinical trial, a personalized vaccine improved the survival rates of some people with the deadly b
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 08, 2018
Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2018
Microbiology
Microbes might be useful in the treatment of mental disorders like anxiety, depression and PTSD.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2018
Neuroscience
When you think of brain surgery, in addition to being incredibly intricate and delicate, scalpels and clamps and an OR c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
We are living in some fantastic times, with technology, medical advances and better treatments for many illnesses. Nowhe
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 06, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of various techniques to cut off the blood vessels that feed tissue growth is known as embolization. Embolizatio
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 05, 2018
Cancer
So often the phrases "Precision Medicine" and "Personalized Medicine" are used interchangeably. Are they really synonym
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that deadly kidney cancers can be identified by assessing their evolutionary path, which is diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Health & Medicine
Migraine headaches are a serious medical condition that can drastically reduce a patient's ability to work, particip
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research has studied the effects of a protein, called apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP), in mice with che
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A diagnostic test for liver damage has been developed, one that can be used before symptoms even begin to appear.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2018
Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by a common bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. That bacterium can also cause flesh-eating d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2018
Neuroscience
Spring is entirely upon us, and that means some can suffer from allergies. A runny nose is a common symptom, and one Neb
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
Many people think of plastic surgery and assume it’s only for celebrities or wealthy socialites who want to stop t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a powerful technique that can make permanent edits to the genome; scientists are want to used it to repair hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2018
Videos
When patients have to rehab after surgery, illness or strokes, physical therapy and the accompanying exercises can be a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 08, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Institute for Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology of the Charité -- Universitätsmedizi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 08, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research, a recent developed drug c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin