needles

(MedPage Today) -- Tiny biodegradable needles made of silk protein may one day deliver ouchless injections, researchers suggested.

Also in this week's Lab Notes installment: stem cell wrapping to slow brain cancer.

A vaccine patch could cut out the need for painful needles and boost the effectiveness of immunisation against diseases like flu.

Acupuncture needles stuck into two strategic spots on the head may reduce anxiety levels of highly nervous dental patients, new research indicates.

Medical students are frequently stuck by needles, and few report their accidents, researchers say.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Lillian Landry always said she wasn't afraid to die. So when death came last week, the 99-year-old was lying peacefully in a hospice with no needles or tubes.

Her final days saw her closest friend at her side and included occasional shots of her favorite whiskey, Canadian Mist....

In a daring experiment in Europe, scientists used mosquitoes as flying needles to deliver a "vaccine" of live malaria parasites through their bites....