Health & Medicine
Researchers to develop 'brain prosthesis' to help brain-injured patients recover memory
14 Jul 2014
As part of a major federal initiative, University of California, Los Angeles is spearheading an initiative to create a wireless, implantable device that could restore lost memory in individuals who have suffered debilitating brain injuries or brain disorders
Scientists discover clues why weight-loss surgery cures diabetes
12 Jul 2014
Scientists at The University of Manchester are a step closer to understanding why diabetes is cured in the majority of patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery
Patient-specific stem cells and personalised gene therapy
12 Jul 2014
Researchers have created a way to develop personalised gene therapies for patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a leading cause of vision loss, using for the first time induced pluripotent stem cell technology to transform skin cells into retinal cells
Injected vaccine could help eradicate polio
12 Jul 2014
Rotten egg gas holds key to healthcare therapies
11 Jul 2014
It may smell of flatulence and have a reputation for being highly toxic, but when used in the right tiny dosage, hydrogen sulfide is now being found to offer potential health benefits in a range of issues, from diabetes to stroke, heart attacks and dementia
New app to improve food allergy testing
08 Jul 2014
Diabetes treatments ‘do more harm than good’ for many people
07 Jul 2014
Treatments to reduce blood sugar levels do more harm than good in many type 2 diabetes patients, particularly older people, finds new research
Rapid surgical innovation puts patients at risk of medical errors
05 Jul 2014
The risk of patient harm doubled in 2006 – the peak year that US teaching hospitals embraced minimally invasive robotic surgery for prostate cancer
Why birds don’t spread Lassa fever
04 Jul 2014
Researchers regrow human corneas; could reverse blindness
04 Jul 2014
Boston researchers have identified a way to enhance regrowth of human corneal tissue to restore vision, using a molecule that acts as a marker for hard-to-find limbal stem cells
New pacemaker that synchronises heart rate with breathing
01 Jul 2014
Currently, the pulses from pacemakers are set at a constant rate when fitted, which doesn’t replicate the natural beating of the human heart
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