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Sugar worse than salt row erupts
Posted in Featured, Medicine on 13th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Scientists have clashed over claims that sugar may be worse for blood pressure and heart health than salt.
PlanetTech News interviews Miroculus: The future of cancer detection
Posted in Interviews on 18th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
A Singularity University startup working on a device to easily check for many cancers in a drop of blood.
Synthetic Platelets Halt Bleeding Three Times Faster
Posted in Science on 10th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
The immediate application is imagined for control of bleeding in people who have suffered traumatic injury, and patients who are undergoing surgery.
Growing a blood vessel in a week
Posted in Medicine on 25th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Creating new tissues from stem cells has taken a giant leap forward. Three tablespoons of blood are all that is needed to grow a brand new blood vessel in just seven days.
Brain barrier opened for first time to treat cancer
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Doctors have opened and closed the brain's protector, the blood-brain barrier, on demand. The breakthrough will allow drugs to reach diseased areas that are otherwise blocked.