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Keyhole surgery more effective than open surgery for ruptured aneurysm
This is the first randomised trial comparing the use of keyhole (endovascular) aneurysm repair versus traditional open surgery to repair ruptured aneurysm, with full midterm follow-up.Abdominal aortic...
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Cambridge team develops technique to ‘listen’ to a patient’s brain during...
Patients with low-grade gliomas in their brains – a slow-spreading, but potentially life-threatening tumour – will usually receive surgery to have the tumour removed. But removing brain tissue can be...
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Heart surgery delays will cost lives, warns research
Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people with a common heart condition who are waiting for lifesaving treatment, according to research published in the journal BMJ Open. The researchers...
View ArticleCambridge researchers change donor kidney blood type
Researchers have been able to alter the blood type of deceased donor kidneys using “molecular scissors”.
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International study recommends replacing skull section after treatment for a...
The RESCUE-ASDH trial, funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), involved 40 centres in 11 countries and involved 450 patients. The results of the trial are published...
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Robotic nerve ‘cuffs’ could help treat a range of neurological conditions
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, combined flexible electronics and soft robotics techniques to develop the devices, which could be used for the diagnosis and treatment of a range of...
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‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord injuries
A team of engineers, neuroscientists and surgeons from the University of Cambridge developed the devices and used them to record the nerve signals going back and forth between the brain and the spinal...
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Team’s hip replacement surgery invention is set to be world first
They have just won an award to develop their technology, which aims to make hip surgery more precise and deliver better and longer-lasting outcomes – which is good for patients and the NHS.The National...
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