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·May 23, 2025·4 min read

Eye Surgery Technique Could Restore Vision in Macular Degeneration

Scientists have developed a novel surgical method allowing two retinal tissue grafts to be implanted in a single eye, advancing treatment strategies for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This new approach enables side-by-side testing of grafts—one with retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and one without—within the same lesion, using a specially designed clamp to maintain eye pressure and reduce damage.

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·October 18, 2024·3 min read

World’s First Face and Whole-Eye Transplant Marks Surgical Breakthrough

A surgical team successfully performed the world’s first combined face and whole-eye transplant, marking a significant advancement in transplant surgery. The operation, performed on a military veteran, involved more than 140 medical professionals and showcased the potential for future eye transplant procedures.

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·June 14, 2024·3 min read

World’s First Robotic DBS Surgery in Child Boosts Motor Function

Researchers achieved a medical milestone by performing the world’s first robotic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery on a pediatric patient. The procedure, done on 8-year-old Karleigh Fry with rapid-onset primary dystonia, resulted in immediate improvement in her motor functions.

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·May 29, 2024·8 min read

Transparent Skull Implant Enables Advanced Brain Imaging

Researchers developed a transparent skull implant allowing high-resolution brain imaging with functional ultrasound (fUSI). This innovative method enables precise monitoring of brain activity without invasive surgery, offering potential benefits for patients with neurological conditions.

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·May 22, 2024·4 min read

Mind-Blowing Head Transplant System with Robotic Surgeons and AI Precision

BrainBridge, a neuroscience and biomedical engineering start-up, has unveiled a revolutionary concept for a robotic head transplant system. This ambitious project aims to offer a new lease on life for patients suffering from terminal illnesses and neurodegenerative diseases by transferring their heads onto healthy donor bodies.

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·April 5, 2024·7 min read

Heart Preserved Over 24 Hours: New Hope for Transplant Patients

Groundbreaking research demonstrates a significant advancement in heart transplant preservation, enabling pig hearts to be kept alive for over 24 hours using normothermic ex-vivo heart perfusion (NEHP). This method, which maintains donor hearts in a near-physiological state, could revolutionize the transplantation field by extending the viability period far beyond the current six-hour window.

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·March 7, 2024·4 min read

Monitoring Spinal Cord Activity During Surgery in Real-Time

fUSI technology is offering new hope to chronic back pain sufferers by providing high-resolution images of the human spinal cord during surgery. This innovative tool not only visualizes the spinal cord but also tracks the cord's real-time response to treatments, marking a significant leap over traditional imaging methods like fMRI, with its superior sensitivity to neuroactivation and reduced susceptibility to motion artifacts.

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·March 2, 2023·1 min read

A New Surgery Gives Quadriplegic Patients the Use of Their Hands and Arms

A new surgical procedure that moves healthy nerves to an inactive nerve helps quadriplegic patients regain the use of their arms and hands.

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·November 16, 2022·5 min read

Forecasting the Risks of Brain Surgery

Analyzing networks within the brain can help researchers determine the risks for aphasia when deciding to operate to remove brain tumors.

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·November 28, 2021·3 min read

Research Team Develops Precise Brain Surgery to Remove Diseased Cells Without a Scalpel

Researchers have developed a new, non-invasive method to remove dysfunctional brain circuitry and surgically treat neurological conditions. The technique, called PING, uses focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and deliver neurotoxins targeted at the problematic brain area.

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·August 18, 2021·6 min read

Researchers Develop the First Steerable Catheter for Brain Surgery

Researchers have developed a new, flexible and steerable catheter that allows surgeons to guide the device in any direction while traversing the brain's arteries and blood vessels.

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·April 4, 2020·4 min read

Spina bifida surgery before birth restores brain structure

Performing in utero surgery on babies to repair spina bifida related defects between 23 and 26 weeks of gestation triggered the restoration of normal brain structure.