Using arthroscopy to stage a lesion in the chondral area of the knee is more accurate than magnetic resonance imaging,…
Opioid use is reduced in patients treated with NSAIDS
Patients receiving a post-surgery prescription of ibuprofen with a rescue prescription of Percocet used less opioids than a group of…
Does platelet-rich plasma therapy lower risk of meniscus repair
The use of platelet-rich plasma therapy can reduce the risk of a second meniscus failure after operation but does not…
Medical News Today: EMDR therapy: Everything you need to know
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, is a type of therapy that doctors sometimes recommend for people with post-traumatic…
Raising eyebrows on neuroinflammation: Study finds novel role for ‘skin plumping’ molecule
Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism and role in the brain for hyaluronic acid — a clear, gooey substance popularized…
New virus found in one-third of all countries may have coevolved with human lineage
A new study has investigated the origin and evolution of a virus called crAssphage, which may have coevolved with human…
Are the ‘viral’ agents of MS, ALS and schizophrenia buried in our genome?
What if the missing ‘environmental’ factor in some of our deadliest neurological diseases were really written in our genome? Researchers…
House mouse shapes Toxoplasma gondii distribution
The humble house mouse has dramatically shaped parasitic Toxoplasma gondii populations in West Africa and around the world, according to…
Immune molecules found inside mycetoma lesions surveyed
Mycetoma is a common neglected disease caused by either fungi or bacteria which organize themselves into grains — areas of…
Sheaths drive powerful new artificial muscles
Over the last 15 years, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and their international colleagues have invented several…