medicine
Existing drug that offers dormancy over death may be better for combatting cancer
Posted in Medicine on 29th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
"It's designed for people with chronic disease so that they can take it for a long time. So, we think fostamatinib is a perfect candidate for this kind of years-long 'lock-'n'-block' type of approach."
Brain implant developed that turns brain signals into synthesized speech
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 25th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
This innovative piece of technology could one day give a voice to people otherwise unable to communicate.
New ketamine-like drug offers antidepressant benefits without psychedelic side effects
Posted in Medicine on 21st Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
"Recent research has raised the possibility that a new drug, such as NV-5138, could be developed that is rapid-acting but also more efficacious and safer than current formulations of ketamine,"
HIV used to cure 'bubble boy' disease
Posted in Breakthrough Stories, Medicine on 20th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
US scientists say they used HIV to make a gene therapy that cured eight infants of severe combined immunodeficiency, or "bubble boy" disease.
Scientists create world's first patient-specific vascularized 3D-printed heart
Posted in Medicine on 16th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Although pieces of heart tissue have previously been bioprinted, scientists have now succeeded in creating the world's first 3D-printed vascularized heart to be made from a patient's own biological materials.