News tagged with neurosurgery

Researchers design steady-handed robot for brain surgery

Neurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human hand to perform delicate brain surgeries, the EU said Monday.

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Lasers, custom microscope show gene splicing process in real time

From neurosurgery to bar code readers, lasers have been used in a myriad of applications since they were first introduced in the late 1950's. Now, with the work being done in Jeff Gelles' Lab at Brandeis University, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Researchers find blood-brain barrier damaged by disease

A study into the effects of Sanfilippo Syndrome type B (MPS III B) has found that the barrier responsible for protecting the brain from the entry of harmful blood-borne substances is structurally and functionally damaged ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Head injury can blight survival up to 13 years later

A head injury can blight the chances of survival up to 13 years after the event, especially among younger adults, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Giffords opens eyes, begins physical therapy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors expect to remove Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' breathing tube in the next few days. "Everybody is making fantastic progress," UMC trauma director Dr. Peter Rhee said.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 10

UA surgeons remove brain tumors through nose

(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative surgical technique now performed at University Medical Center involves removing skull base brain tumors entirely through the nose and sinuses without incisions to the face or ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

What's causing life-threatening blood clots in brain surgery patients?

One of the most severe complications of brain surgery is a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs called a pulmonary embolism.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lizard venom offers hope for Parkinson's disease patients

(PhysOrg.com) -- The saliva of a venomous lizard native to southwestern America and Mexico could provide a cure for patients with Parkinson's disease.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

World's largest neurosurgical society launches the specialty's first comprehensive global journal

The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) representing more than 30,000 neurosurgeons, 114 individual societies and 100 nations has launched World Neurosurgery, the specialty's first publication acting as a g ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Scientists develop 'designer protein,' opening new door in cancer research

A major breakthrough in how to target and destroy the most malignant and aggressive brain cancer cells has been made by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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USF receives patent for technology to improve treatment for neurodegenerative diseases

The University of South Florida's Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair has been granted a patent for a cell transplantation procedure combining human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells and a sugar-alcohol compound called ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

University at Buffalo launches clinical trial of new multiple sclerosis treatment

Buffalo medical researchers led by a team from the University at Buffalo Department of Neurosurgery, will embark on a landmark prospective randomized double-blinded study to test the safety and efficacy of interventional ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Did Michelangelo Include a Brain Stem in the Sistine Chapel?

Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown has yet to write a book on the hidden pictures in Michelangelo's artwork, but maybe he can start working on a thriller that takes Robert Langdon on a journey through the Renaissance ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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UCL researching light therapy as a potential treatment for epilepsy

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new clinical trial at UCL (University College London) is investigating whether light therapy could benefit people with epilepsy who continue to have seizures after trying several types of medication.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Clinical Trial to Treat Brain Tumors with Electric Fields

(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago is taking part in an international, multi-center study for patients newly diagnosed with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery (or neurological surgery) is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.

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