Researchers create device to find ways to improve commonly used treatment for 'water on the brain'
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Researchers create device to find ways to improve commonly used treatment for 'water on the brain'
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists participated in a study with researchers from the University of Utah that could help find ways to improve shunt systems used to treat the neurological disorder hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," the leading cause of brain surgery for children in the United States. Researchers studied the shunt systems under a variety of conditions by creating a bioreactor that mimics the environment inside patients.
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