Chlorinated silk: Hottest new microbe-stopping fashion in hospital wear?
Due to its deadly nature and near invulnerability, the fear of anthrax being used in a terrorist attack is quite high; however, scientists have developed a new, simple procedure to chlorinate silk,...
View ArticleMinimally invasive treatment could be safer option for treating aneurysms
Researchers at the this year’s Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting discussed a minimally invasive treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms that has been shown in a...
View ArticleInvasive heart test being dramatically overused
An invasive heart test used routinely to measure heart function is being dramatically overused, especially among patients who recently underwent similar, more effective tests, according to a new study...
View ArticleNanotechnology: Smaller materials create a big impact on modern technology
Since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the economy has revolved around supply and demand, encouraging the development of new inventions to improve efficiency, thus beginning the origins and...
View ArticleBlood Clot Busting Nanoparticles
Blood clots, while useful for stopping bleeding, are bad news for the brain and heart. Even if a clot can be located it is hard to get rid of, and the blood thinners prescribed to slow clotting can...
View ArticleLab-grown muscle implants
"While the body has a capacity to repair small defects in skeletal muscle, the only option for larger defects is to surgically move muscle from one part of the body to another. This is like robbing...
View Article"Paradigm-changing" Cancer Therapy
Scientists from Yale University have created what they call, “a paradigm-changing immunotherapeutic method for cancer therapy.” The Yale team’s new method for attacking cancer comes in form of a...
View ArticleMicrobot Medical to Acquire CardioSert’s Technology
Microbot Medical Inc. announced that it entered into an agreement with CardioSert Ltd. to acquire CardioSert’s patented guidewire technology, including R&D information, technical know-how, and...
View ArticleMedtronic Pain Management Device Approved by FDA
Medtronic announced FDA approval and U.S. launch of its Intellis Platform for the management of certain types of chronic intractable pain. According to Medtronic, the Intellis platform features the...
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