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Bone marrow stem cells may heal hearts even years after heart attacks

...and has no side effects. It needs only bone marrow puncture and cell aspiration with subsequent stem cell preparation," he said. Although this study did not look at how stem cells may heal heart attack damage, other studies have shown that the bone marrow cells can differentiate to become heart muscle cells ...

New GI technologies improve internal organ visualization

...tion, or clearing of the aortic valve. The repeat puncture of the cardiac walls and injection of contrast to ...le vascular damage, though the 22g needle caused a puncture and the 19g needle caused limited bleeding. The contrast injection was easiest with the 19g needle a...

Cryoablation -- A new treatment option for some kidney tumor patients

...e removed, small bandages are placed over the skin puncture sites, and the patient spends one night in the hospital before returning home. Surgeons continue to seek less invasive methods than the traditional radical nephrectomy (removal of cancerous kidney) for the treatment of small tumors, and percutaneo...

No-scalpel vasectomies by skilled surgeons may speed recovery

...he no-scalpel technique uses a sharp instrument to puncture the skin. Advantages of puncturing rather than cut... bleeding, bruising, infection and pain. Also, the puncture is usually so small that it does not require stitches. The review looked at two studies that com...

Does amateur boxing cause brain damage?

... Sweden. For the study, researchers used lumbar puncture to determine if there were elevated levels of biochemical markers for brain injury in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 14 amateur boxers. Boxers were tested after a fight and then again three months after rest from boxing. The study also included 1...