Health & Medicine
Study finds robots as good as human surgeons
28 Jul 2016
The first randomised controlled trial for direct comparison has found that robotic and human surgery achieved much the same results in terms of key quality of life indicators
Researchers invent “smart” thread that collects diagnostic data when sutured into tissue
23 Jul 2016
The researchers used a variety of conductive threads that were dipped in physical and chemical sensing compounds and connected to wireless electronic circuitry to create a flexible platform
Zika epidemic likely to end within three years
23 Jul 2016
Drinking causes 7 types of cancer; health benefits overrated: study
23 Jul 2016
A new survey has found that even moderate drinking can lead to cancer, while the supposed benefits – like the belief that a little red wine is good for the heart – are disingenuous or irrelevant
'ATM' in Puducherry dispenses human milk!
21 Jul 2016
Corneal transplants: men and women don’t see eye to eye
19 Jul 2016
A new study of patients undergoing corneal transplants indicates that subtle differences between men and women may lead to poorer outcomes for a woman who has received a cornea from a male donor