Medical News

News A surgery for quadriplegics called tendon transfer can significantly improve hand and elbow function, but the procedure is greatly underused. Contributed Author:  Loyola University Health System Topics:  Surgical

(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) New research suggests that Pennsylvania residents with the highest exposure to active natural gas wells operated by the hydraulic fracturing ('fracking') indus...

(King's College London) A large international study of more than 200,000 people in nearly 50 countries has revealed that people with psychosis engage in low levels of physical activity, and men with psychosis are over tw...

News Endologix announced the first two patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms ("AAA") have been treated with the Ovation Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System. Contributed Author:  Endologix Topics:  Implantables

Researchers have identified a gene that appears to curb coffee consumption.

Blog The growth and importance of emerging, or high potential, markets is expected to play an increasingly important role in the growth of the global healthcare industry over the next five years. Contributed Author:  Li...

News Using a new, lightning-fast camera paired with an electron microscope, Columbia University Medical Center scientists have captured images of one of the smallest proteins in our cells to be "seen" with a microscope. ...

News Combining ultrasound energy and microbubbles to poke holes in cells may prove to be a new tool in the fight against cardiovascular disease and cancer. Contributed Author:  University of Pittsburgh Schools of the He...

News A team of health systems researchers, epidemiologists, biostatisticians and computer scientists have come together to develop a new EMR toolkit to help improve continuity of care. Contributed Author:  The Dartmouth...

News When using programmable syringe pumps to infuse therapies at low rates, a lack of flow continuity can result in serious clinical consequences, including delay of therapy, over-infusion or under-infusion. Contributed...

News A 25-year-old man recovering from a coma has made remarkable progress following a treatment at UCLA to jump-start his brain using ultrasound. Contributed Author:  Stuart Wolpert, University of California, Los Angel...

News A new biomaterial can be used to study how and when stem cells sense the mechanics of their surrounding environment. Contributed Author:  University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Topics:  Regenerative Medicin...

The Zika virus, commonly transmitted through a bite from an infected mosquito, is also capable of leaping from person to person through sexual transmission. However, the mechanisms Zika uses to invade the body from the g...

News Equipped with these implants, patients who were totally blind can recover visual perceptions in the form of light spots, or phosphenes. Contributed Author:  CNRS Topics:  Implantables

News Known as the da Vinci Si robotic system, the technology enables surgeons to perform complex operations by passing the robot's arms through small incisions in a patient's body. Contributed Author:  Deb Song, Rush Un...

News Hip and knee implants are increasingly being commoditized in developing economies such as Brazil, India, and China, and driving their respective markets at a rapid pace. Contributed Author:  GlobalData Topics:  Im...

News Treatment with MRI-guided focused ultrasound significantly improves tremors and quality of life in patients with essential tremor (ET). Contributed Author:  University of Maryland School of Medicine Topics:  Neuro...

News These new findings could deepen understanding of how developmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia may occur. Contributed Author:  National Institute of Natural Sciences Topics:  Neurology

News A new study questions whether patients with isolated moderate to severe mitral valve regurgitation should receive treatment in earlier stages instead of waiting until symptoms appear. Contributed Author:  Universit...

Obesity has been linked to many health problems, including increased risk for certain cancer types. Now, researchers are saying that excess weight has been linked to eight more cancers.

(Case Western Reserve University) Now, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have characterized structurally abnormal genes in esophageal adenocarcinoma, the findings of which could pave way...

(Joslin Diabetes Center) There are no established drugs to improve angiogenesis in diabetes. However, researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center now have identified a gene called CITED2 in a molecular pathway that may offer t...