BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain ... at the University at Buffalo has shown that using antimicrobial sutures to secure the ...

Neurocranium: The neurocranium is the portion of the skull that covers the brain. This is made up of bony plates with juncture points known as sutures. The sutures remain soft and flexible after ...

If only one suture closes too soon, your baby's brain may still develop normally, but their head may be oddly shaped. If more than one suture closes too soon, your baby's brain may not grow at the ...

sutures, or wires. The hole may be left open in the case of tumors, infection, or brain swelling. When left open, the procedure is known as a craniectomy. This procedure is used to remove a small ...

In humans, osseous obliteration of the major cranial sutures is a normal but highly variable process, which occurs after the cessation of brain growth but often not before 20 years of age.

The bones are connected by soft, flexible tissue called sutures. Over the first 2 years of life, a baby’s brain grows rapidly. During this time, the cranial sutures allow the skull to expand ...

Triboelectric effect The bioabsorbable electrical stimulation suture (BioES-suture) converts the mechanical energy of movement into effective electrical stimulation. (Courtesy: Zhouquan Sun and ...

While they've been around for centuries in various forms and helped heal many a wound in the process, some scientists see a world of possibility when it comes to how sutures might help the human body.

This enables the surgeon to access the brain for surgical repair. The bone flap is then replaced and secured with plates, sutures, or wires. Small dime-sized craniotomies are called burr holes ...