Britain cannot take for granted that it will retain its world-leading position in science and innovation after Brexit, a committee of MPs has warned.
The House of Commons science and technology select committee is concerned that the UK has not yet committed itself to the next round of EU funding which...
Humans continue to produce new neurons in a part of their brain involved in learning, memory and emotion throughout adulthood, scientists have revealed, countering previous theories that production stopped after adolescence. The findings could help in developing treatments for neurological conditions such as dementia.
Many new neurons are produced in...
Dental implantology is a branch of dentistry that aims to restore missing teeth by inserting artificial titanium roots (dental implants). In essence, implantology is a rehabilitation procedure aimed at those who have lost their natural teeth. Illustrating the latest frontiers in the field are Dr Maria Cacciola, Dr Luigi...
The increase in the number of cases of infertility due to reduced ovarian reserve has stimulated experts in Reproductive Medicine to investigate new techniques and approaches to deal with these problems. Ovarian rejuvenation is now an experimental therapeutic alternative for women who have difficulty conceiving due to early menopause,...
Customised surgery, reduced rehabilitation times, increasingly minimally invasive and accurate surgical techniques, and increasingly high-performance and biocompatible prosthetic materials. These are some
of the goals made available today by technological progress and scientific research for the treatment of orthopaedic pathologies. Illustrating the latest frontiers in the field is Dr Michel...
More and more patient-sized techniques
For a long time, open surgery was the only possible approach to the treatment of diseases of the spine. Over the last few years, however, thanks to the technological evolution and the availability of increasingly precise and cutting-edge instruments, a series of alternative intervention methods...
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For almost forty years at the top of the field of laboratory medicine, imaging diagnostics and multi-specialist outpatient medicine, Medical pontino is an example of excellence in the national health scene that stands out for its high quality,...
Focal laser ablation, the care of the future!
Prostate cancer, the incidence of which has increased significantly in recent years, accounts for about 20% of all malignancies diagnosed among men from 50 years of age. Currently the therapeutic protocol, in patients considered low-medium risk, consists of laparoscopic or robotic radical...
ogs really are our best friends, according to a Swedish study that says canine ownership could reduce heart disease. A study of 3.4 million people between the ages of 40 and 80 found that having a dog was associated with a 23% reduction in death from heart disease and a 20%...
Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have said the Ebola outbreak in the vast central African country has entered “a new phase” after a case of the deadly virus was detected in the north-west city of Mbandaka.
The first urban case significantly escalates the risk of an epidemic, and has...
