Health & Medicine
Mucus is retained in cystic fibrosis patients’ cells, leads to potentially deadly infections
24 Feb 2015
Quick test for Ebola
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 24 Feb 2015
Existing diagnostic tests take at least a day or two to yield results, preventing health care workers from quickly determining whether a patient needs immediate treatment and isolation. Now, a simple paper strip can diagnose Ebola and other fevers within 10 minutes
New study points to possible carcinogen in soda
23 Feb 2015
High pollution cutting lifespan of Indians by 3.2 years: Study
21 Feb 2015
Half of India's population could increase its lifespan by 3.2 years, if air quality met the national safety standards
Is there value to mammography plus ultrasound?
16 Feb 2015
Early Retina Cell Changes in Glaucoma Identified
14 Feb 2015
Personalised medicine to manage drug therapy
11 Feb 2015
Genetically engineered antibodies show enhanced HIV-fighting abilities
09 Feb 2015
Researchers have developed antibody-based molecules that are more than 100 times better than our bodies' own defences at binding to and neutralising HIV
Now, smart phones to diagnose HIV and syphilis
09 Feb 2015
New machine-perfusion organ preservation system keeps livers healthier for transplant
07 Feb 2015
A new preservation system that pumps cooled, oxygen-rich fluid into donor livers keeps the organs in excellent condition forup to nine hours before transplantation, and also leads to dramatically better liver function and increases survival, shows research on pigs
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