A tiny layer of graphene spikes becomes a deadly weapon and kills bacteria, stopping infections during procedures such as implant surgery. This is shown in new research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, recently published in the scientific journal Advanced Materials Interfaces.

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A new technique being developed by Purdue University researchers could provide patients who require implantable catheters in the treatment of neurological and other disorders with a smart, reliable, and self-clearing catheter that could eliminate the need for additional surgery to replace failing ...

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Before an operation, surgeons have to obtain the most precise image possible of the anatomical structures of the part of the body undergoing surgery. University of Basel researchers have now developed a technology that uses computed tomography data to generate a three-dimensional image in real ...

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In roughly one-third of pancreatic cancer patients, tumors have grown around the pancreas to encompass critical blood vessels. Conventional wisdom has long held that surgery to remove the tumors is rarely an option, and life expectancies are usually measured in months. Mayo Clinic, teaming ...

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Researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a ...

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