As if heart surgery isn't a big enough deal on its own, performing it on very young patients can bring added risk -- namely, the necessity of multiple surgeries to replace nondegradable surgical ...

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Heart surgeries may one day be less invasive and require less healing time with this bio-inspired glue. Image credit: fivepointsix/Shutterstock. When it comes to ...

Here comes a glue that can mend a broken heart. A new material can repair cuts in pig hearts without using any stitches, and it can be absorbed by the body over time. Hongwei Ouyang at Zhejiang ...