- Friday, February 13, 2009, 13:56
- Medical Technology
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In New Procedure, Artificial Arm Listens to Brain
Amanda Kitts lost her left arm in a car accident three years ago, but these days she plays football with her 12-year-old son, and changes diapers and bearhugs children at the three Kiddie Cottage day care centers she owns in Knoxville, Tenn.
Ms. Kitts, 40, does this all with a new ...
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- Thursday, February 5, 2009, 11:29
- medical dual article
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Tissue engineering will speed
up oral wound
healing
A gum tissue or gingival substitute, developed by a Dutch research team, helps accelerate wound healing in oral cavity or mouth.
"Our results represent a large step forward in the area of clinical applications in oral tissue engineering, which until now have lagged behind skin tissue engineering," said study author Susan Gibbs of ...
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