By Reuters Staff June 09, 2022 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An experimental hydrogel injected into spinal discs appears to relieve pain and improve function in patients with chronic low-back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD), according to an early feasibility study. The hydrogel was successfully and safely injected into all targeted intervertebral discs and led...
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Early study suggests a new, injectable gel may greatly reduce chronic low back pain
by Society of Interventional Radiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An experimental formulation of a hydrogel, injected into spinal discs, proved safe and effective in substantially relieving chronic low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD), according to new research to be presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, in Boston. Hydrogels...
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Injectable gel to repair damage after a heart attack
by Michael Addelman, University of Manchester Credit: University of Manchester University of Manchester Researchers have developed a new biodegradable gel that can help to improve the delivery of cells directly into the living heart and could form a new generation of treatments to repair damage caused by a heart attack. The research is being presented...