From poking their own eyes, to drinking a patient's vomit, some extremely passionate scientists have done pretty outrageous things to themselves in the name of science.

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The Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford has conducted a groundbreaking trial on the treatment of brain aneurysms. The trial compares two methods of treatment and has shown that a less invasive procedure using tiny platinum coils has a...

Meet Dr. Muchtiar Khan, a leading heart surgeon in the Netherlands who uses revolutionary magnetic catheter technology to perform heart surgery without getting his hands dirty. With precise control and less risk of perforating the heart,...

This video discusses a breakthrough treatment for heart failure that involves using a catheter to deactivate nerves around the kidneys, which send damaging messages to the brain and can cause abnormal hormone levels. The treatment has...

Head injury is the most common cause of blood clots in the brain, and is thought to cause strokes. Three minimal invasive catheter methods to retrieve clots have been developed. Coiling uses a coilable microwire to wrap around the clot...