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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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APR 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have uncovered a new mechanism of bone erosion—and a possible biomarker—for rheumatoid arthritis ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 20, 2016Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a ...APR 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It looks like a stick-on tattoo of the future, and this laminated version can turn your body into a walking electronic d ...APR 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
MIT researchers recently engineered a flexible polymer implant that can directly release chemotherapy drugs to pancreati ...APR 16, 2016Cancer
The strict ketogenic diet was used in medicine to treat intractable epilepsy long before it became a popular weight loss ...APR 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
As three-dimensional (3D) printing continues to gain momentum in the field of bioengineering, the challenge now is integ ...APR 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Better learn to embrace your fat cells, because scientists have found unprecedented, awesome new uses for these cells. U ...APR 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study found that treating osteoporosis brought on by hyperparathyroidism with conventional drugs could actually ...APR 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the operating room, every incision has to be precise. This is especially true for operations involving the removal of ...APR 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Early in March 2016, Hopkins doctors transplanted organs from a deceased donor into two recipients. But what made this o ...MAR 29, 2016Neuroscience
Parkinson’s Disease, (PD), is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the muscles in the body. It’s progres ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Mount Sinai Hospital recently became the first US health care center to use a specialized technology called M1 LUMI bead ...MAR 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
After receiving a bone marrow transplant, a 46-year-old man reportedly acquired a new fruit allergy to kiwis. The myster ...MAR 14, 2016Cancer
In a ground-breaking “surprise” finding, UK doctors announced a pair of drugs dramatically shrunk some breas ...MAR 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Johns Hopkins researchers found a new way to transplant kidney organs from any donor – regardless of compatibility ...MAR 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine seeing the world through a set of frosted glasses – this is what vision with cataracts looks like, blurry ...MAR 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To fight cancer, doctors often resort to aggressive treatments that include surgery followed by secondary chemotherapies ...MAR 09, 2016Health & Medicine
Dr Frances Henson is a Research Fellow in the Division of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Addensb ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2016Videos
Think back to the first time you drove a car, or your 21st birthday, or the birth of your children. You can recall these ...MAR 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the world of medical surgeries, smaller incisions could often mean less infection risk and faster recovery time. To h ...MAR 07, 2016Cancer
Once you’ve made it through lung cancer treatment, you want to make sure you catch it early if it comes back again ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Cancer
Men who are deficient in vitamin D often have more aggressive prostate cancer at the time of surgery, according to a rec ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Neuroscience
As a result of the war in the Middle East, there are 1,558 American soldiers who have suffered the loss of a limb. Add t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they “have taken a frequently used and necessary imaging test and ma ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have uncovered a new mechanism of bone erosion—and a possible biomarker—for rheumatoid arthritis
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 20, 2016
Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a
...
APR 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It looks like a stick-on tattoo of the future, and this laminated version can turn your body into a walking electronic d
...
APR 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
MIT researchers recently engineered a flexible polymer implant that can directly release chemotherapy drugs to pancreati
...
APR 16, 2016
Cancer
The strict ketogenic diet was used in medicine to treat intractable epilepsy long before it became a popular weight loss
...
APR 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
As three-dimensional (3D) printing continues to gain momentum in the field of bioengineering, the challenge now is integ
...
APR 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Better learn to embrace your fat cells, because scientists have found unprecedented, awesome new uses for these cells. U
...
APR 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study found that treating osteoporosis brought on by hyperparathyroidism with conventional drugs could actually
...
APR 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the operating room, every incision has to be precise. This is especially true for operations involving the removal of
...
APR 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Early in March 2016, Hopkins doctors transplanted organs from a deceased donor into two recipients. But what made this o
...
MAR 29, 2016
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s Disease, (PD), is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the muscles in the body. It’s progres
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mount Sinai Hospital recently became the first US health care center to use a specialized technology called M1 LUMI bead
...
MAR 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
After receiving a bone marrow transplant, a 46-year-old man reportedly acquired a new fruit allergy to kiwis. The myster
...
MAR 14, 2016
Cancer
In a ground-breaking “surprise” finding, UK doctors announced a pair of drugs dramatically shrunk some breas
...
MAR 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Johns Hopkins researchers found a new way to transplant kidney organs from any donor – regardless of compatibility
...
MAR 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine seeing the world through a set of frosted glasses – this is what vision with cataracts looks like, blurry
...
MAR 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To fight cancer, doctors often resort to aggressive treatments that include surgery followed by secondary chemotherapies
...
MAR 09, 2016
Health & Medicine
Dr Frances Henson is a Research Fellow in the Division of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Addensb
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2016
Videos
Think back to the first time you drove a car, or your 21st birthday, or the birth of your children. You can recall these
...
MAR 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the world of medical surgeries, smaller incisions could often mean less infection risk and faster recovery time. To h
...
MAR 07, 2016
Cancer
Once you’ve made it through lung cancer treatment, you want to make sure you catch it early if it comes back again
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Cancer
Men who are deficient in vitamin D often have more aggressive prostate cancer at the time of surgery, according to a rec
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Neuroscience
As a result of the war in the Middle East, there are 1,558 American soldiers who have suffered the loss of a limb. Add t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they “have taken a frequently used and necessary imaging test and ma
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet