#How a skin graft could be the next addiction treatment

#How a skin graft could be the next addiction treatment

“How a skin graft could be the next addiction treatment” A potential new surgical treatment for cocaine and alcohol addiction only goes skin deep, but could leave a long-lasting impact. Following successful experiments reported earlier this year in the journal Nature, researchers at the University of Chicago hope to launch human clinical trials of a…

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#Scientists create wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in body

#Scientists create wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in body

“#Scientists create wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in body” Doctors and patients alike can heart-ly believe that researchers developed a wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in the body. The pacemaker is for patients who need temporary assistance to regulate their heartbeat, according to the Guardian. The battery-free “transient pacemaker” can be implanted directly onto the…

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#COVID-19 patient undergoes first living donor lung transplant

#COVID-19 patient undergoes first living donor lung transplant

“#COVID-19 patient undergoes first living donor lung transplant” A Japanese woman has become the world’s first living lung transplant recipient as part of her recovery from severe COVID-19 illness. A team of 30 surgeons and medical staff assisted in the 11-hour operation, which took place at Kyoto University Hospital on Wednesday. The woman from Kansai,…

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#Air Force developing ways to ‘reprogram’ skin to heal wounds

#Air Force developing ways to ‘reprogram’ skin to heal wounds

“#Air Force developing ways to ‘reprogram’ skin to heal wounds” This wartime tool is truly “cutting” edge! The US Air Force is developing science-fiction-worthy skin technology that could soon heal soldiers’ wounds five times faster than the human body, officials said Thursday. A University of Michigan scientist Dr. Indika Rajapakse is working with the military…

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