Disposable, self-cleaning, mobile camera successfully used in first-of-its-kind spinal surgery hailed as a "game changer"
The camera has reduced spinal patients' exposure to X-rays by 47% and has been successfully used to remove two tumors from ...
Why every arm of an octopus moves with a mind of its own
One of the most striking things about these creatures, however, is the fact that each of their eight arms almost seems to ...
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Enormous skull of 200-million-year-old giant dinosaur discovered in China
The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long.
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Accessible treehouse opens at Charlottesville's Pen Park
The first phase of Bennett's Village All-Abilities Play Space, a treehouse accommodating children regardless of disability, ...
Rare Birth Defect Leaves Boy With Giant Red Balloon-Like Sac on His Back
About one in every 1,000 people is born with spina bifida, but few develop this specific form of the condition.
This MIT spinout wants to spool hair-thin fibers into patients’ brains
You can’t start a company without a healthy dose of daring, and that’s certainly the case with NeuroBionics. The MIT-spinout ...
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Argentinosaurus Was Almost Half as Long as a Football Field
Argentinosaurus is one of the largest known dinosaurs to have ever walked the Earth, and its sheer size captures the imagination of scientists and enthusiasts alike.
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200 million-year-old Jurassic skull unearthed in China reveals new dinosaur species
The fossilized skull of this new dinosaur species was unearthed from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation in Yunnan Province, ...
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Piezoelectric biomaterial offers new treatment potential for central nervous system injuries
Created through a process called directional freeze casting, its structure is optimized to encourage the growth of cells in a ...
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Most advanced artificial touch for brain-controlled bionic hand
For the first time ever, a complex sense of touch for individuals living with spinal cord injuries is a step closer to ...
How to Find the Best Spinal Surgeon
The spine allows you to stand upright, bend and twist – all while protecting your spinal cord, the communications highway that threads a vast network of nerves from your brain to all corners of the ...
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The dangers of teaching dogs to walk on their hind legs
The act of training a dog to walk on its hind legs, while seemingly a harmless display of canine intelligence, can have ...