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Research reveals first evidence of hunting by prehistoric Ohioans

Cut marks found on Ice Age bones indicate that humans in Ohio hunted or scavenged animal meat earlier than previously known. Dr. Brian Redmond, curator of archaeology at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, was lead author ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Appendicitis may be related to viral infections

Can you catch appendicitis? And if you do, is it necessarily an emergency that demands immediate surgery?

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Tailoring surgical glues for specific applications

(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgical adhesives, which can be used to seal tissues after an operation or to repair wounds, are becoming increasingly important parts of a doctor's toolkit. However, their one-size-fits-all ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Microlenses for 3-D endoscopes

Modern endoscopic techniques enable doctors to perform surgery without major incisions. Certain interventions require instruments with special 3-D optics. Researchers have developed an image sensor that transmits ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Revolution is at hand' for breakthroughs in medicine

Someday soon, thanks to advances in medicine, a surgeon will operate on a patient who is not in the same room, but thousands of miles away.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 7

Most hysterectomies should be performed vaginally or laparoscopically

Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States annually to treat benign disorders of the pelvis. More than two-thirds are performed through an abdominal incision. In an evidence-based position statement ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Invention helps students learn surgical techniques before operating on patients

In the last 50 years, modern medicine has made astounding advances in surgery, yet many of today's veterinary and human medicine students still hone basic surgical and suturing skills on carpet pads and pig's feet before ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using lasers to vaporize tissue at multiple points simultaneously

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a new technique that uses a single UV laser pulse to zap away biological tissue at multiple points simultaneously, a method that could help scientists study ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For common toy breed dog windpipe issue, veterinarians use technology and precision

Jack, a 12-year-old Yorkshire terrier, was lethargic and gasping for air when he arrived at the University of Missouri Veterinary Hospital. His tongue and gums were a bluish-purple. But, just one day following ...

Biology / Other

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oh, my aching back: Give me a shot of ozone

A minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment—that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks—will become standard in the United States in the next few years, predict researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Pacemaker in stomach helps against vomiting

People with severe stomach disorders can sometimes suffer from chronic vomiting. This symptom can be treated with electrical impulses from a pacemaker in the stomach. A new method enables patients who could benefit from this ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgeons remove gall bladder through belly button to prevent scars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgeons at The Methodist Hospital in Houston are removing gall bladders through a single incision in the belly button to prevent scarring for patients with gall stones. The procedure also has the potential ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Less invasive procedure for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm may reduce short-term risk of death

Patients who received the less-invasive endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm had a lower risk of death in the first 30 days after the procedure compared to patients who an open repair, but both procedures had ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mayo Clinic tests non-incision, endoscopic ulcer repair

Mayo Clinic surgical researchers are reporting a 93 percent success rate in recent animal tests of endoscopic repair of perforated ulcers. The goal is to advance the use of an endoscope -- which allows access to organs through ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On the cutting edge: Zigzag incision technique improves outcome of laser-assisted corneal transplantation

(PhysOrg.com) -- For most of the 40,000 Americans who undergo corneal transplants each year, recovery is uncomfortable and slow, sometimes taking as long as six months. Even then, clear vision may not be fully ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0