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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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AUG 14, 2017Neuroscience
Surviving cancer is a major win for anyone, but when a child survives pediatric cancer, it's an especially sweet vic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 12, 2017Cancer
For children with bone cancer below the knee, a revolutionary procedure removes the tumor while also allowing for better ...AUG 09, 2017Neuroscience
Surgeons very often have music playing in the operating room. Whether it's piped in or from a CD player nearby, musi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In an effort to detect and prevent glaucoma-associated blindness, scientists say they’ve developed a test that can ...AUG 08, 2017Neuroscience
The expression, "It's not brain surgery!" is meant to emphasize that something isn't as complicated as ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 06, 2017Cardiology
New 3D models of the heart are designed to help surgeons navigate the delicate tissue in the heart while performing repa ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2017Videos
Pancreatic cancer is known to be one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers. Symptoms often do not appear ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A man hoping surgery would leave him better endowed than before tragically died from complications related to the proced ...AUG 01, 2017Videos
Given that hair is such a big part of our identity, it's no wonder that people all over the world are reluctant to lose ...JUL 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found a way to highlight tumor tissue so it can be more effectively identified and removed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2017Plants & Animals
Hedgehogs are typically small animals, growing to just 5-12 inches long. Astonishingly, however, one specimen found in L ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a link between poor outcomes in colorectal cancer cases, and a type of bacteria called Fusoba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Cancer
Brain cancer is on higher on the discussion list this week after news broke of Senator John McCain’s recent gliobl ...JUL 27, 2017Videos
With the recent news that Senator John McCain is suffering from a brain tumor, there's been a of talk about brain cancer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 26, 2017Cardiology
The hormone responsible for preventing us from constant eating and keeping us at a healthy weight apparently also plays ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 24, 2017Videos
One of the advanced forms of surgery that a patient may undergo is an organ transplant. These are necessary when organ f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2017Videos
Prostate cancer is often very treatable when it's caught early, but in cases where it has spread (metastasis) outcomes a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s something that ophthalmologists don’t usually get to do: fish out 27 contact lenses out of a patient& ...JUL 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Cancer Treatment: IMRT (Radiation Therapy) Radiation therapy is one of the crucial treatment options for various types o ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 13, 2017Cardiology
How can you calculate your risk of dying or being hospitalized for cardiovascular complications in the year follo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2017Videos
Detecting any cancer as early as possible is always a plus in determining treatment. Outcomes are usually better when tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st ...JUL 06, 2017Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2017
Neuroscience
Surviving cancer is a major win for anyone, but when a child survives pediatric cancer, it's an especially sweet vic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 12, 2017
Cancer
For children with bone cancer below the knee, a revolutionary procedure removes the tumor while also allowing for better
...
AUG 09, 2017
Neuroscience
Surgeons very often have music playing in the operating room. Whether it's piped in or from a CD player nearby, musi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In an effort to detect and prevent glaucoma-associated blindness, scientists say they’ve developed a test that can
...
AUG 08, 2017
Neuroscience
The expression, "It's not brain surgery!" is meant to emphasize that something isn't as complicated as
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 06, 2017
Cardiology
New 3D models of the heart are designed to help surgeons navigate the delicate tissue in the heart while performing repa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2017
Videos
Pancreatic cancer is known to be one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers. Symptoms often do not appear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A man hoping surgery would leave him better endowed than before tragically died from complications related to the proced
...
AUG 01, 2017
Videos
Given that hair is such a big part of our identity, it's no wonder that people all over the world are reluctant to lose
...
JUL 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found a way to highlight tumor tissue so it can be more effectively identified and removed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
Hedgehogs are typically small animals, growing to just 5-12 inches long. Astonishingly, however, one specimen found in L
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a link between poor outcomes in colorectal cancer cases, and a type of bacteria called Fusoba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Cancer
Brain cancer is on higher on the discussion list this week after news broke of Senator John McCain’s recent gliobl
...
JUL 27, 2017
Videos
With the recent news that Senator John McCain is suffering from a brain tumor, there's been a of talk about brain cancer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 26, 2017
Cardiology
The hormone responsible for preventing us from constant eating and keeping us at a healthy weight apparently also plays
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 24, 2017
Videos
One of the advanced forms of surgery that a patient may undergo is an organ transplant. These are necessary when organ f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 21, 2017
Videos
Prostate cancer is often very treatable when it's caught early, but in cases where it has spread (metastasis) outcomes a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s something that ophthalmologists don’t usually get to do: fish out 27 contact lenses out of a patient&
...
JUL 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Cancer Treatment: IMRT (Radiation Therapy) Radiation therapy is one of the crucial treatment options for various types o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 13, 2017
Cardiology
How can you calculate your risk of dying or being hospitalized for cardiovascular complications in the year follo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2017
Videos
Detecting any cancer as early as possible is always a plus in determining treatment. Outcomes are usually better when tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st
...
JUL 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States. It’s a progressive disease, of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim