Doctors shared the challenges of helping their young patients with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, with Anamika Prasad. In the majority of cases, treatment requires a highly complicated surgery ...

Dental implants are pitched as a perfect fix, but the reality is a long surgical process with specific risks and high costs.

A rapid manufacturing and prototyping system based on electron-beam melting technology can produce titanium bone implants with a high flexural strength and long cycle life. The system is based on ...

Dental implants are a major advancement in dentistry. When someone loses a tooth, their jaw bone in the area can begin to deteriorate because the tooth is no longer stimulating the bone to keep it ...

Inspired by the wings of dragonflies and cicadas, researchers have developed a new coating for orthopedic implants. It not only shreds harmful bacteria, but also monitors stress on the system, meaning ...

The body has a remarkable ability to heal itself when injured, but of course it has its limits. Now scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a way to improve on the natural process, ...