Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure. While shunts do their job well, the rate of ...

Antimicrobial sutures reduce brain shunt infections. Published: July 31, 2008. By LOIS BAKER ... Now a new trial conducted by UB faculty members has shown that using antimicrobial sutures to secure ...

Nearly 21 months into the war in Gaza, doctors and aid workers say it is nearly impossible for the critically wounded to get ...

Material in dissolvable sutures could treat brain infections, reducing hospital stays. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 16, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 08 / 130807134135.htm.

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, ...

The original wound area of approximately 69% was reduced to 10.8% after 24 h exposure to the BioES-sutures, compared with 32.6% for traditional sutures. The team also assessed the material’s ...

A recent review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines the state of cellulose-based sutures, focusing on materials, fabrication methods, and application performance. The ...

The sutures remain soft and flexible after birth to allow adjustment during continued brain growth. These soft spots are known as fontanelles, and they close gradually during infancy.

Brain surgery is a critical and complicated process. ... sutures, or wires. The hole may be left open in the case of tumors, infection, or brain swelling. When left open, ...

The sutures’ flexibility allows the skull’s bones to overlap during childbirth so the baby can pass through the birth canal without the bones pressing on or damaging the brain.

Two new loci for premature fusion of the cranial sutures in humans suggest a common endpoint in osteoblast regulation, linking upregulation of phosphorylated ERK1/2 and TWIST1 haploinsufficiency.

Antimicrobial Sutures Reduce Infections In Brain Shunt Surgery, Study Finds. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 07 / 080725114550.htm.