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Image: Co-Lead author of the study, Livia Eberlin, PhD, operating a DESI-MS system (Photo courtesy of Purdue News Service).

Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging Guides Removal of Brain Tumors

US researchers have developed an imaging system that rapidly and accurately detects a molecular marker found in brain gliomas. The technology has the potential to optimize the precision of these difficult surgeries by enabling the total removal of the tumor, while reducing residual damage to brain tissue and neural function.  More...
03 Sep 2014
Image: Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement performed at Henry Ford Hospital (Photo courtesy of the Henry Ford Hospital).

First US Extracardiac Tricuspid Valve Replacement Successful

Henry Ford Hospital is the first hospital in the United States to perform transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement outside of the human heart.  More...
03 Sep 2014

Bunion Correction Kit Addresses Underlying Skeletal Deformity

An innovative mini plate and suture implant system realigns and stabilizes the metatarsal bones to correct Hallux Valgus deformity.  More...
01 Sep 2014
Image: UAMS researcher William Culp, MD, (right), and Doug Wilson of UALR (left) have developed a device to treat stroke (Photo courtesy of UAMS/UALR Office of Communications).

Clot-Buster Ultrasound Device May Become Best Treatment Option for Stroke Patients

A new device is being developed to treat stroke more effectively. The new technology fits on the head similar to a halo and delivers therapy to rapidly bust clots that cause stroke.  More...
01 Sep 2014

PET Imaging Reveals Brain Benefits from Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

Imaging studies revealed that weight loss surgery has been found to suppress changes in brain metabolism associated with obesity and improve cognitive function involved in planning, strategizing, and organizing.  More...
31 Aug 2014
Image: The ATI Neurostimulation System (Photo courtesy of Autonomic Technologies).

Implanted Neurostimulation Device Treats Cluster Headaches

A miniaturized, multichannel, peripheral nerve stimulator, smaller than an almond, could provide relief from cluster headaches, which are more painful than migraines.  More...
31 Aug 2014
Image: A material that changes shape when heated could be used to make custom implants. The white bar is 1-cm-long (Photo courtesy of Melissa Grunlan, Texas A&M).

Shape Memory Polymer Designed to Help Reconstruct Faces

Researchers have developed a “self-fitting” material that expands with warm salt water to effectively fill bone defects, and also acts as a scaffold for new bone growth.  More...
27 Aug 2014
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