In the fall of 2010, 34-year-old Ari Steinfeld and his then-fiancee were walking to a New York City synagogue when a speeding car suddenly jumped the curb and plowed into them. The car hit them both, but Steinfeld was more severely injured ...
Tags: yoga, good physical shape, recovery, yoga mindset, Steinfeld
Hundreds of thousands of hip and knee replacement surgeries are performed in the United States each year, and they are highly successful in eliminating pain, restoring mobility and improving quality of life. "Joint replacement, in which ...
Tags: hip and knee replacement surgeries, joint replacement, arthritic
Sometimes when I think of the human brain,the theme from"Star Trek"starts playing in my own head.It's the music of great unknowns—and in certain ways the human brain,with more connections between its cells than there are galaxies in ...
Tags: human brain, Brain Research
For the male canary, the ability to sing a pitch-perfect song is critical to wooing female canaries. As the seasons change, so does song quality and frequency. The hormone testosterone plays a role in this changing song behavior. ...
Tags: hormone testosterone, human brain, anabolic steroids, human behavior
For the male canary, the ability to sing a pitch-perfect song is critical to wooing female canaries. As the seasons change, so does song quality and frequency. The hormone testosterone plays a role in this changing song behavior. ...
Tags: male canary, birdsong, hormone testosterone, changing song behavior
Over the past four decades, the rate of twin, triplet and other multiple births has soared, largely the result of fertility treatments, a new study finds. In 2011, more than one-third of twin births and more than three-quarters of ...
Carmat recently announced that its artificial heart was successfully implanted into a person on Dec. 18 during a procedure performed by the Georges Pompidou European Hospital team in Paris. The French company two days later was reporting ...
Tags: artificial heart, health
It's likely the world in the not-so-distant future will be increasingly populated by computerized people like Amal Graafstra. The 37-year-old doesn't need a key or password to get into his car, home or computer. He's programmed them to ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
An artificial heart that can give patients up to 5 years of wxtra life has been successfully implanted for the first time at Georges Pompidou Hospital in France, The Daily Telegraph of London reported. The artificial heart weighs 0.9kg - ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Artificial Heart Implant
Oticon Medical, a manufacturer of bone anchored hearing systems, has obtained 510(k) approval the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Ponto Plus bone anchored sound processors in regular version (down to a hearing loss of ...
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Boston Scientific has obtained CE Mark approval for its X4 line of quadripolar CRT-D systems, including the AUTOGEN X4, DYNAGEN X4, and INOGEN X4 cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), a suite of ACUITY X4 quadripolar LV ...
Tags: CRT-D Systems, CE Mark
NuVasive, a medical device company, has announced the launch of its ALIF ACR (anterior lumbar interbody fusion – anterior column realignment) in the US. The ALIF ACR procedure leverages the clinical history of anterior lumbar ...
US-based The Orthopaedic Implant Company (OIC) has launched its proximal humerus plate for upper extremity fractures. OIC has designed the proximal humerus plate for two key challenges specific to proximal humerus fractures. These ...
Tags: Proximal Humerus Plate, Medicine
DePuy Synthes Trauma, a division of DePuy Orthopaedics, has announced the launch of a new radial head prosthesis system for primary and revision joint replacement of the radial head to restore joint function. DePuy Synthes Trauma says ...
Tags: Radial Head, DePuy Synthes Trauma
St. Jude Medical, a medical device company, has obtained CE Mark approval in Europe for its 25mm Portico transcatheter aortic heart valve implantation system. The Portico valve system offers a minimally invasive treatment option for ...