A potentially life-saving surgical glue that is highly elastic and adhesive can quickly seal wounds in seconds without the need for common staples or sutures. The surgical glue, called MeTro, is a development from biomedical engineers at the University of Sydney and biomedical engineers from Harvard University. MeTro has a high elasticity that can seal […]
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No-touch’ heart bypass surgery reduces strokes
A recent study from the University of Sydney and Sydney Heart and Lung Surgeons has shown that a new “no-touch” beating heart bypass surgery technique has reduced post-operative stroke by 78%. The procedure, known as an OPCABG, also reduced post-operative mortality by 50% compared to traditional coronary artery bypass grafting. It reduced renal failure by […]
Study: Industry funding biases drug trials in favor of sponsors
Researchers from the University of Sydney published a review this week, concluding that industry-funded drug trials are often biased in favor of the sponsors’ products. According to Lisa Bero of the university’s Charles Perkins Centre, the study provides “definitive evidence that pharmaceutical industry funding of drug studies biases the results and conclusions to look favourable […]