Iridium—the world’s second densest metal—can kill cancer cells by filling them with a deadly version of oxygen, while leaving healthy tissue unharmed.
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Breakthrough: Scientists reverse aging in human cells
Seniors may soon be able to live disease-free for their entire lives.
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Young people’s blood could help treat Alzheimer’s
It sounds more like science fiction than real world science, but researchers at Stanford University announced the first results of a novel study in which they infused blood from young donors into a small number of people with mild to moderate forms of Alzheimer’s disease in the hopes of improving the disease’s symptoms.
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This handheld 3D body scanning device could replace the MRI — using the motion-sensing technology from a Nintendo Wii
Why can’t handheld ultrasound devices come with the same motion-sensing technology inside a video game controller?
Researchers create a fast-sealing surgical ‘glue’ for closing wounds
It’s elastic enough to keep a wound sealed on an inflated lung.
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FDA approves second gene-altering treatment for cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the second in a radically new class of treatments that genetically reboot a patient’s own immune cells to kill cancer.
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Edible sensor can measure your gut from within
It clings to your intestinal wall to track abnormalities and help diagnose disorders.
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Company uses patient’s own cells to put and end to baldness, aging skin and tendon degeneration
Hollywood has made movies about it. Industries have made billions from it. And if the volume of scripture is any indication, the Almighty God must have placed great value on his creation of the head of human hair. After all, He gave Samson—the strongest man of whom the Bible tells—his immense strength through his hair and declared a woman’s hair “a glory unto” her in the 11th chapter of 1 Chorinthians.
Gizmos and Gadgets: augmented reality is coming to surgical suites
September 20, 2017 – Israel based, AUGmedics is the inventor of an augmented reality technology designed to enhance the performance of surgeons doing spinal operations. Called ViZOR, the application provides a heads-up display that enhances a surgeon’s perception. ViZOR gives the wearer a 3D spinal projection that goes below the skin by using the information of the patient’s CT scan.
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Nerve implant ‘restores consciousness’ to man in vegetative state
Stimulation of the vagus nerve allows patient who had been in a persistant vegetative state for 15 years to track objects with his eyes and respond to simple requests.
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Portable diagnostic tool detects disease in 15 minutes
Biomedical engineers have created a portable diagnostic tool that detects disease markers as accurately as the current gold standard, while cutting the waiting time for results to 15 minutes.
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Artificial wombs are coming and could completely change the debate over abortion
If a fetus can be transferred to a fabricated womb, can the right to abortion survive?
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