Wife: Ex-astronaut Armstrong 'amazingly resilient'

(AP) — The wife of former astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, says he's "amazingly resilient" and making progress toward recovering from heart surgery.

Nanoscience may hold key to surgical recovery

(PhysOrg.com) -- New nano-systems developed in York may eventually help patients recover from surgery without the danger of allergic reactions to drugs.

Painting robot lends surgeons a hand

(Phys.org) —Would you let an artist perform life-saving surgery on you? You might someday, if the artist is a painting robot.

Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies

(AP)—A formerly blind Sumatran orangutan can see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia.

Engineers monitor heart with paper-thin flexible 'skin'

(Phys.org) —Engineers combine layers of flexible materials into pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a safer way to check ...

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