Maxillofacial defects are caused by trauma, tumor or congenital deformations. A recent survey showed that oral cancer, which accounts for 2.8% of all malignant tumors in Europe, is the most common ...

The immune system’s foreign body response is important for keeping us healthy – but it’s not so useful when that foreign body is a medical implant. Researchers at MIT have now developed a device that ...

Summary: Dr. Justin Houman, Board-Certified Urologist, Fellowship-Trained Men's Health Specialist, Penile Implant Specialist, and Assistant Professor of Urology at Cedars-Sinai, has earned the ...

Study flowchart of patient selection: Inclusion and exclusion criteria. ED, erectile dysfunction; EDITS, Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction; RCP, radical cystoprostatectomy; RP, ...

An inflatable spinal cord implant is now feasible thanks to the scientists who worked for its design. You can now easily treat your chronic pain in the back in times that the medication is not enough ...

A penile implant, otherwise known as a penile prosthesis, is a device placed into the erectile cylinders of the penis. The purpose of penile implants is to enable men to maintain an erection. It is ...

Researchers funded by Boston Scientific made a penile implant that remains flaccid at body temperature but becomes erect with heat. Amanda Pedersen This nitinol ...