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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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MAY 08, 2018Health & Medicine
Younger isn't always better and older isn't always a bad thing, at least regarding surgical experience. Patients ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 02, 2018Cardiology
How do advances in 3-D printing technologies improve the possibilities open to cardiologists treating people with congen ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Move over, mammograms. University of Michigan scientists have a new solution for diagnosing breast cancer that’s p ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 30, 2018Infographics
In honor of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, men's underwear brand Tommy John has partnered with the Testicular Ca ...APR 25, 2018Videos
This short film from National Geographic and Blue Chalk Media follows the stories of two poor sisters living in India wh ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new therapy known as ‘prostate artery embolization’ or PAE seeks to treat the non-cancerous enlargement of ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 24, 2018Videos
It's not the beginning of a joke, it actually happened. Doctors often have music playing in an operating room because it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 23, 2018Microbiology
After a serious illness or surgery, some people then have to face complications in the form of body or brain dysfunction ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The precursors that specialize to become fat cells can be rapidly altered by environmental factors, like fatty food inta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2018Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 13, 2018Technology
"The ultimate goal of this work is to develop a routine, unobtrusive alcohol and drug monitoring device for patients in ...Written By: Julia TraversAPR 11, 2018Videos
When astronauts visit the International Space Station or the Moon, they're only a few days away from home in an emergenc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators have unveiled a new class of drug that may treat cancer patients who can no longer respond to approved the ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are miniature versions of human organs that are advancing the study of biology. These 3D structures are an exc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2018Health & Medicine
The decision to undergo bariatric surgery is not one that patients take lightly. It’s important to look at all the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2018Microbiology
The bacterial community that lives in our guts has now been shown to influence the growth of pancreatic cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2018Neuroscience
Researchers at the University of Toulouse in France have completed work that shows how patients who have epilepsy can so ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study showcased in the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting explains that liver Tumors ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 23, 2018Health & Medicine
Having a tonsillectomy was once a pretty common milestone for children. Doctors would perform the surgery on children wh ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A massive study assessing thousands of people has revealed nine new genes that are related to osteoarthritis, a disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Amisulpride, a drug developed for the treatment of schizophrenia, was studied to be effective in preventing postoperativ ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 20, 2018Neuroscience
If someone were to say, "He is such an air head" or "He's lost his mind" that would be considere ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2018Technology
Mice showed ~100% tumor shrinkage with LANT method developed by Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 13, 2018Videos
As medical science advances, many conditions and illnesses that once would mean major surgery and lengthy hospitalizatio ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
Younger isn't always better and older isn't always a bad thing, at least regarding surgical experience. Patients
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 02, 2018
Cardiology
How do advances in 3-D printing technologies improve the possibilities open to cardiologists treating people with congen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Move over, mammograms. University of Michigan scientists have a new solution for diagnosing breast cancer that’s p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 30, 2018
Infographics
In honor of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, men's underwear brand Tommy John has partnered with the Testicular Ca
...
APR 25, 2018
Videos
This short film from National Geographic and Blue Chalk Media follows the stories of two poor sisters living in India wh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new therapy known as ‘prostate artery embolization’ or PAE seeks to treat the non-cancerous enlargement of
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 24, 2018
Videos
It's not the beginning of a joke, it actually happened. Doctors often have music playing in an operating room because it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 23, 2018
Microbiology
After a serious illness or surgery, some people then have to face complications in the form of body or brain dysfunction
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The precursors that specialize to become fat cells can be rapidly altered by environmental factors, like fatty food inta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2018
Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 13, 2018
Technology
"The ultimate goal of this work is to develop a routine, unobtrusive alcohol and drug monitoring device for patients in
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
APR 11, 2018
Videos
When astronauts visit the International Space Station or the Moon, they're only a few days away from home in an emergenc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators have unveiled a new class of drug that may treat cancer patients who can no longer respond to approved the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are miniature versions of human organs that are advancing the study of biology. These 3D structures are an exc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2018
Health & Medicine
The decision to undergo bariatric surgery is not one that patients take lightly. It’s important to look at all the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2018
Microbiology
The bacterial community that lives in our guts has now been shown to influence the growth of pancreatic cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2018
Neuroscience
Researchers at the University of Toulouse in France have completed work that shows how patients who have epilepsy can so
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study showcased in the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting explains that liver Tumors
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 23, 2018
Health & Medicine
Having a tonsillectomy was once a pretty common milestone for children. Doctors would perform the surgery on children wh
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A massive study assessing thousands of people has revealed nine new genes that are related to osteoarthritis, a disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Amisulpride, a drug developed for the treatment of schizophrenia, was studied to be effective in preventing postoperativ
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 20, 2018
Neuroscience
If someone were to say, "He is such an air head" or "He's lost his mind" that would be considere
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2018
Technology
Mice showed ~100% tumor shrinkage with LANT method developed by Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 13, 2018
Videos
As medical science advances, many conditions and illnesses that once would mean major surgery and lengthy hospitalizatio
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim