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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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Hospital-acquired infections, or nosocomial infections are not usually present when people are admitted to a hospital, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2023Cancer
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For a long time, researchers have strived to discover new treatments for pathological pain. One focus has been to find a ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 18, 2022Plants & Animals
Lower extremity bypass surgery is a common procedure used to address occluded arteries in the leg, usually with the goal ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 18, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A study found that commonly used drugs increase the development of a potentially deadly heart-rhythm disorder called atr ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 17, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
An implantable pump can bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to specific brain areas. The correspondi ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 10, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 09, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 09, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis users who are candidates for knee or shoulder surgery should discuss post-operative risks with their health car ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 08, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine analyzed pre- and post-operation consideration and clinicians&rsq ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 02, 2022Health & Medicine
A study of human brain plasticity and visual perception highlighted potential treatments for patients with traumatic inj ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 14, 2022Microbiology
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2023
Microbiology
Hospital-acquired infections, or nosocomial infections are not usually present when people are admitted to a hospital, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2023
Cancer
Point-of-care diagnoses occur when a doctor can quickly diagnose a patient during an examination without sending biologi
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 03, 2023
Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Some experts believe that pain relief from cannabis is all in the user's imagination - is it real or a placebo effect?
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
DEC 08, 2022
Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 06, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
On Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Hemgenix, a new drug to treat h
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 05, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study provides insights into post-surgery pain management outcomes. The study found that cannabis users experie
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem; antibiotic resistant microbes already kill tens of thousands of people aroun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2022
Technology
Epilepsy, a condition that causes regular seizures, affects about 65 million people around the globe. Despite treatment
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 28, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
MicroRNAs are small (between just 21 and 23 nucleotides), non-coding RNA molecules. They are involved in the post-transc
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 28, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that blocking a certain enzyme halts the growth of a childhood brain cancer tumor. The cor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 23, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The eye is a readily available part of the human body, yet drug delivery there is incredibly difficult. Most ocular drug
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 22, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
For a long time, researchers have strived to discover new treatments for pathological pain. One focus has been to find a
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 18, 2022
Plants & Animals
Lower extremity bypass surgery is a common procedure used to address occluded arteries in the leg, usually with the goal
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 18, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A study found that commonly used drugs increase the development of a potentially deadly heart-rhythm disorder called atr
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 17, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
An implantable pump can bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to specific brain areas. The correspondi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 10, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 09, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 09, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis users who are candidates for knee or shoulder surgery should discuss post-operative risks with their health car
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 08, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine analyzed pre- and post-operation consideration and clinicians&rsq
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 02, 2022
Health & Medicine
A study of human brain plasticity and visual perception highlighted potential treatments for patients with traumatic inj
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 14, 2022
Microbiology
Labroots’ virtual events are a tremendous way to network and learn about the research of others in your field. The
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 13, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch