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Researchers work to reduce failures in hip implants Using light brighter than the sun to help identify the cause of hip implant failure. VESPERS beamline at the CLS, which was used by the team for this project. Dr. Renfei Feng, Senior Scientists for the CLS' VESPERS beamline, (left) and Dr. Qiong Wang, first author on this study. Total hip replacement surgery relieves pain for over one million patients around the world every year, but while it is hugely successful, there is still room for improvement. Dr. Rizhi Wang is a professor in the Department of Materials Engineering and the School...

Cutting-edge imaging yields new insights into stroke Synchrotron’s “superhuman vision” made it easy to detect markers of brain damage Hemorrhagic stroke, where a weakened vessel in the brain ruptures, can lead to permanent disability or death. Across the globe, over 15 million people are coping with its effects. A study by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Curtin University in Australia has moved us one step closer to identifying when the bleeding associated with a hemorrhagic stroke starts – critical information for improving patient outcomes. Time is of the essence when it comes to stroke; the sooner doctors...

Tips for a Summer Glow Up: Top NYC Doctor Offers Cosmetic Surgery Dos and Don’ts   New York, NY, June, 2022 — What are the best cosmetic procedures to consider doing right now? Which treatments should be avoided?   “Avoid resurfacing procedures, laser treatments, body surgery and neck treatments (if you care about looking a little swollen in public),” advised top New York City plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Westreich. “Summer is the time for noninvasive face and body treatments since you can't cover up!”   He added that breast augmentations can be done year round, and laser treatments should be planned...

 Radicle Rebels Reimagine Clinical Trials and Democratize Precision Medicine       By Merilee Kern, MBA  Since the dawn of civilization, humans have used natural remedies for their healing properties. Some of the same treatments are still used by billions around the world to this day, based largely on anecdotal evidence and lore. Clinical research on natural treatments is lacking due to multiple obstacles, including costly clinical trials, sparse and restricted funding and institutional bureaucracies slowing research. These hurdles all ultimately prevent viable affordable solutions from getting to a mainstream market in a timely fashion—or at all.  Rising demand for natural products is...

12 Surprisingly Interesting Facts About Making Medicines And The Pharma Industry Did you know that the general timeframe for developing a drug ranges from 11 to 14 years? The statistic above lends credence to the view that “The pharmaceutical industry has a number of unusual characteristics, both in its structure and in the nature of its business operations, which are little known outside the industry but which materially affect the process of bringing new pharmaceuticals to the patient.” This article focuses on some of these unusual characteristics of medicines and the pharmaceutical industry (often called the pharma industry). We also...