Robotic tools are too big for ‘keyhole’ brain surgery – but a new miniature technology using magnets could change all that.

Force Feedback technology allows surgeons to feel the forces applied to tissue during surgery, such as pushing and pulling. These studies - conducted in the pre-clinical setting using tissue models - ...

Essity is unveiling the 'world’s first' tissue machine running entirely on geothermal steam at its Kawerau paper mill. Photo / Supplied The “world’s first” tissue machine operating ...

This miniature device, shown next to a model brain, is known as the twisted string actuated forceps. It can grip and pull tissue, and is controlled entirely by external magnetic fields. (photo by Univ ...

A fully functional immune system can distinguish healthy tissue from unwanted substances. If it detects an unwanted substance, it will mount an immune response — a complex attack to protect the ...

Researchers have developed robotic tools so small they could slip into the brain and perform surgery without ever cracking ...

Donor tissue is used for many different orthopedic procedures. Often, this tissue comes from the cadaver of a deceased person who had agreed to have specific parts of their body donated for medical ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. The invention of obstetrics forceps in the 17th century represented a critically important ...