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Laser targets pancreatic tumors by homing in on collagen
Researchers have developed a new laser-based technique that targets pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) while leaving healthy tissue intact. PDAC is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and the third leading cause of death related to cancer.
New method could catch more women at risk of dangerous blood loss during childbirth
A new way of diagnosing heavy bleeding after birth (postpartum hemorrhage or PPH) is more effective at identifying women in need of treatment than the current diagnostic method, suggests a meta-analysis published in The Lancet.
Mini-organs reveal how the cervix defends itself
Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body’s immune system. New research shows they actually play an active and highly coordinated role in detecting and fighting infections. That’s the conclusion of an international research team led by Associate Professor Cindrilla Chumduri from Aarhus University, published in the journal Science Advances.
The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.
Nyxoah announces US Commercial Patients Implanted with Genio System
Early Commercial Launch Demonstrates Strong Physician Demand, Successful Pre-Authorisations, and Widespread Payor Coverage
Olympus launches single-use needle biopsy device
Olympus announced today that it has launched its SecureFlex single-use fine needle biopsy device in Europe and Japan.
MMI performs world-first robotic microsurgical intracranial brain surgery
Medical Microinstruments Inc. (MMI) says its robotics system has been used for the first microsurgical intracranial brain surgeries.
Scientists identify a new dendritic nanotubular network in the brain that may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and chemical signals. In non-neuronal cells, direct cell-to-cell connections have been found to occur with the assistance of nanotube structures