surgery

Child heart surgery deaths in UK have 'halved'

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Children's heart surgery in the UK, often the source of bitter controversy, has improved significantly, a report has concluded.

Google is building a robotic surgery platform with Johnson & Johnson

Posted in Business on 29th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Robotic surgery can refer to machines that act autonomously, but it frequently means tools that surgeons can 'pilot' from a computer screen.

Pioneering surgery 'saves bowels' when removing polyps

Posted in Medicine on 16th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Pioneering surgeons have developed a technique to preserve the bowels when removing pre-cancerous growths.

Wireless brain stimulaton with magnetic nanoparticles

Posted in Science on 15th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have developed a method to stimulate brain tissue using external magnetic fields and injected magnetic nanoparticles to treat diseases such as Parkinsons.

Three Men Voluntarily Amputate Their Injured Hands In Favor of Bionic Replacements

Posted in Hardware on 28th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Three men have become the first to undergo 'bionic reconstruction', enabling them to use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by their mind.