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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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MAR 14, 2022Cancer
Over the past decade, immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as a promising an ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 10, 2022Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates that one in eight men will face a prostate cancer diagnosis. While prost ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 25, 2022Cancer
Esophageal cancer, also known as cancer of the food pipe, gullet cancer, or oesophageal cancer, develops in the tube tha ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 06, 2022Technology
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Researchers have created nanoparticles that mimic the effects of blood platelets to stop heavy bleeding. Biomedic ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2022Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 23, 2022Technology
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world experienced widespread business shutdowns and shelter in place ord ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 22, 2022Microbiology
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Researchers at Augusta University found that hat CBD inhalant can alter the lung microenvironment and subsequently inhib ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 18, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Besides being a mood booster, spending time in the sun is known to have a number of health benefits. For example, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 14, 2022Health & Medicine
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Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by abnormal brain activity (often caused by a genetic condition, injury, or stroke) ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have developed tiny, microscopic robots with the capability to swim through the bloodstream, enter the brain, ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 04, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
As early as 3000 BC, ancient Egyptians described the use of sutures for drawing open wounds shut to facilitate he ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 30, 2021Cancer
We often describe cancer according to where it originates, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, or pancreatic cancer.&nbs ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 23, 2021Cancer
It is estimated that nearly 84,000 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer in the United States this year ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 14, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have mapped bacterial signatures that differentiate healthy gums from those with gingivitis and periodontiti ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval for a novel dru ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 02, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have connected the dots between bacteria in the digestive system and an increased risk of malignant pa ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a noninvasive method to remove faulty brain circuits using ultrasound and microbubbles. The c ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 29, 2021Health & Medicine
Your spine is made up of bones stabilized by multiple ligaments and muscles along its length. The spinal cord within the ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioNOV 25, 2021Cardiology
With the advancement of medical technology, the percentage of older adults undergoing operative procedures is increasing ...Written By: Christopher DiMaio
MAR 14, 2022
Cancer
Over the past decade, immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as a promising an
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 10, 2022
Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates that one in eight men will face a prostate cancer diagnosis. While prost
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 25, 2022
Cancer
Esophageal cancer, also known as cancer of the food pipe, gullet cancer, or oesophageal cancer, develops in the tube tha
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 06, 2022
Technology
As described in a new paper published in Science Robotics, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a mach
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 04, 2022
Cancer
Ovarian cysts are a common condition, and many women experience them. Most of the time, ovarian cysts are harmless
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Magnetic seeds guided by an MRI scanner heat and destroy tumors in the brain. The corresponding study was conducted by r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2022
Immunology
Researchers have created nanoparticles that mimic the effects of blood platelets to stop heavy bleeding. Biomedic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2022
Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 23, 2022
Technology
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world experienced widespread business shutdowns and shelter in place ord
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 22, 2022
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a serious threat to human health, which is expected to get worse. Bacterial infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Augusta University found that hat CBD inhalant can alter the lung microenvironment and subsequently inhib
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 18, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Besides being a mood booster, spending time in the sun is known to have a number of health benefits. For example,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 14, 2022
Health & Medicine
Doctors have performed the first successful transplantation of a pig heart into a human. David Bennett, a 57-year-old ma
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 09, 2022
Plants & Animals
Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by abnormal brain activity (often caused by a genetic condition, injury, or stroke)
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have developed tiny, microscopic robots with the capability to swim through the bloodstream, enter the brain,
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 04, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
As early as 3000 BC, ancient Egyptians described the use of sutures for drawing open wounds shut to facilitate he
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 30, 2021
Cancer
We often describe cancer according to where it originates, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, or pancreatic cancer.&nbs
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 23, 2021
Cancer
It is estimated that nearly 84,000 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer in the United States this year
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 14, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have mapped bacterial signatures that differentiate healthy gums from those with gingivitis and periodontiti
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval for a novel dru
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 02, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have connected the dots between bacteria in the digestive system and an increased risk of malignant pa
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a noninvasive method to remove faulty brain circuits using ultrasound and microbubbles. The c
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 29, 2021
Health & Medicine
Your spine is made up of bones stabilized by multiple ligaments and muscles along its length. The spinal cord within the
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
NOV 25, 2021
Cardiology
With the advancement of medical technology, the percentage of older adults undergoing operative procedures is increasing
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio