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With a few experimental exceptions, bandages generally just cover wounds, as opposed to actively healing them. That’s not the case with a new heat-activated “active adhesive dressing” (AAD), however, which forgoes antibiotics while mimicking … Continue reading Hydrogel bandage uses body heat to speed wound healing
When a spinal cord injury occurs, sometimes it’s the body’s own immune system that causes the subsequent paralysis. In the not-too-distant future, however, it’s possible that an injection of nanoparticles at the injury site may be able to rei… Continue reading Injected after accidents, nanoparticles could prevent paralysis
When someone is missing bone in their face due to injury or illness, the current treatment involves transplanting a piece of bone extracted from the leg, leaving a deficit there. Now, however, scientists have succeeded in growing extra bone within sheep’s bodies, that’s preformed to the shape required.
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“Scotty” weighed about 20,000 pounds and lived longer than any other known tyrannosaur, according to University of Alberta paleontologists. Continue reading Paleontologists Identify the World’s Largest Tyrannosaurus Rex
The Dickey Amendment makes research like this hard to come by. Continue reading Gun Violence Cost Americans $6 Billion in Health Care Over the Last Decade
How is badminton more dangerous than the luge? Continue reading What Are the Most Dangerous Sports at the Summer Olympics?