Getting sick right before surgery may or may not delay the scheduled procedure. If your illness is related to the reason you're having surgery, such as chest pain, then heart surgery is likely to be ...

Murine models of NP looking at the mechanisms underlying these changes suggest an important role of microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, in various stages of disease ...

Before surgery, you'll probably get tests to check how well the muscles in your esophagus work, including esophageal manometry and esophageal motility studies. Because you're taking a risk with ...

Greek yogurt is a nutritious, smooth, and creamy food that may help soothe and numb your mouth after dental surgery. It’s rich in protein, vitamins, and minerals such as calcium and zinc.

The question of when you can have sex after surgery is not straightforward. It depends on your overall health, your post-surgical healing progress, and the type of surgery. The timeline for when you ...

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. (P.Z., A.W.T.S., N.X.H., E.M.P., C.B.P ...

If you have a lung disease, one treatment option your doctor may suggest is a type of surgery called a lobectomy, which involves removing a portion of your lung called a lobe. Your lungs are made ...

After surgery, mice were treated with either CSL112 (100 mg/kg) intravenously twice weekly (n=15), saline intravenously (n=15), or atorvastatin (10 mg/kg) daily by gavage for 5 weeks (n=17). All ...

1 Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, United States 2 Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee ... professional phagocytes (e.g., ...

A minimally invasive spinal fusion uses a smaller cut (incision) than a traditional spinal fusion surgery. Your vertebrae are the small bones that make up your spinal column. These vertebrae stack on ...

The Division of Surgery aims to improve outcomes for patients undergoing surgical treatment of disease through the transfer of technology into clinical practice. This is being achieved by harnessing ...