Now you see it, now you don't. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a large study, doctors said ...

Starting with fibers taken from pig tissue, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed dissolving sutures that can be loaded with molecular sensors or medication.

Now you see it, now you don't. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a large study, doctors said ...

Deep cuts from accidents or surgeries require stitches, typically followed by oral anti-inflammatory medications like ...

Researchers at Ouachita Baptist University have developed stitches loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs that deliver ...