Brain Inflammation and Memory Loss: Connecting the Dots Between Diet and Surgery
A high-fat diet combined with surgery leads to long-term memory impairment due to brain inflammation, which can be prevented by DHA supplements, according to a…
A high-fat diet combined with surgery leads to long-term memory impairment due to brain inflammation, which can be prevented by DHA supplements, according to a…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that mild electrical stimulation of the cerebellum greatly improves the transfer of virtual reality training to real-world tasks in…
Rare experiment during brain surgery helps researchers better understand neural networks. A University of Iowa-led team of international neuroscientists have obtained the first direct recordings…
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center investigators report active children are prone to further knee cartilage tears while awaiting repair surgery after ACL injury. A Johns Hopkins…
Surgeons who also conduct important biomedical research are struggling to secure research funding. This “broken pipeline” could spell extinction for surgeon-scientists and slow innovations for…
Scientists investigate the unique absorption spectra of myelinated nerves as a way to visualize and differentiate them from their surroundings. Invasive medical procedures, such as…
A recent study conducted by Lund University in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving gastric bypass. According to the study’s findings,…
A tiny robot that can travel deep into the lungs to detect and treat the first signs of cancer has been developed by researchers at…
New research indicates that individuals classified as overweight or obese face a higher susceptibility to post-surgical complications such as infection, blood clots, and kidney failure….
The bioderived “smart sutures” could help patients heal after bowel resection or other types of surgery. Inspired by sutures developed thousands of years ago, MIT…
The MIT D-Lab-supported startup SurgiBox has developed a portable kit that doctors can use to create sterile operating environments where they’re needed most. SurgiBox, a…
Younger population experiences increased risk of death from suicide and chronic liver disease. A new retrospective study with up to 40 years of follow-up shows…
The Surgical AI System (SAIS) developed by Caltech and Keck Medicine of USC urologists provides objective performance evaluations to surgeons, aiming to improve their skills…
Researchers at the EPFL Neuro X Institute have developed a minimally invasive, soft robotic-inspired cortical electrode array that can be inserted through a small hole…
Researchers report on the first-of-its-kind fetal procedure to fix a potentially deadly vascular malformation in the brain, avoiding heart failure and brain injury after birth,…
In a first, a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital successfully treated an aggressive vascular malformation in an infant’s brain before…
According to a multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, an innovative treatment has enabled more than 75% of patients with the…
Serotonin can impact the mitral valve of the heart and potentially accelerate a cardiac condition known as degenerative mitral regurgitation, according to a new study…