Medical Technology

Operational link: this sutureless connector will reduce patients’ risk and their time spent in vascular surgery by enabling blood vessel grafts to be attached without stitching.
Operational link: this sutureless connector will reduce patients’ risk and their time spent in vascular surgery by enabling blood vessel grafts to be attached without stitching.
Photographer: Image by Holdsworth Associates

No-Need-To-Stitch Device For Surgeons Shortens Operation Time And Reduces Patient Risk

9 March 2010
SURGEONS in the UK have created an ingenious device that joins blood vessels, reducing the risk to patients and shortening the time they spend in surgery. read more
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Developing Faster, Cheaper Blood Testing Kits

Developing Faster, Cheaper Blood Testing Kits

Scientists in the UK are using nanotechnology to develop a portable and low-cost blood-testing kit.
10 November 2009
"Talking Key" Unlocks Body’s Defence Against Cancer

"Talking Key" Unlocks Body’s Defence Against Cancer

Read full story in other languages : Wirkstoff „überredet“ Krebszellen zur Aufgabe Une « clé bavarde » mobilise les défenses immunitaires contre le cancer 「通信の鍵」が癌に対する人体の防御を解除 “通话钥匙”释放人体抗癌能力 “Chave Falante” libera a Defesa do Corpo contra o Câncer La comunicación que fomenta las defensas del cuerpo contra el cáncer
SCIENTISTS have discovered a way of allowing healthy cells to take charge of cancerous cells and stop them developing into tumours in what could provide a fresh approach to treating cancers.
13 October 2009