Cannabis could be used in medicinal form to speed up the healing of broken bones, according to a new study. Researchers found that the non-psychotropic element in cannabis - the element that does not ...

A new study investigating the health benefits of marijuana has found that smoking weed could actually help broken bones to heal faster. This conclusion was reached after researchers at Tel Aviv ...

Its aim is to inhibit the growth of bacteria at the wound site and support the growth of new bone structures. This innovative medical engineering is the result of the SCABAEGO joint research project, ...

That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...

Natural materials like bone, bird feathers and wood have an intelligent approach to physical stress distribution, despite their irregular architectures. However, the relationship between stress ...

When treating severely broken bones, doctors want new bone tissue to grow back as fast as possible, and they also want to keep the wound site from becoming infected. Scientists have developed an ...

Anyone who has recovered from a broken bone knows these nifty appendages have a remarkable ability to repair themselves. But even bones have limits. In cases of severe fractures or defects caused by ...

New research uncovers revolutionary way to heal broken bones faster. April 14, 2009— -- Researchers could barely believe their eyes: a drug that could make the hard-to-heal broken bones of ...

When bones break and there is extreme tissue loss--such as after a car accident or a battlefield injury--current treatments don't often lead to effective healing. But certain stem cells from skeletal ...

Most of us gravitate toward hot glue guns in the midst of an intense crafting session, but researchers at Sungkyunkwan University wondered: What if we brought this into the operating room? Their ...