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Surgeons transplant heart that had stopped beating
Posted in Medicine on 25th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Surgeons in Australia say they have performed the first heart transplant using a "dead heart".
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.
Transparent graphene-based sensors open new window into the brain
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Engineers have developing invisible implantable medical sensor microarrays to allow for seeing brain tissue hidden by implants.
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant in medical first
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord.
Eye implants signal the end for reading glasses
Posted in Medicine on 19th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Implants are set to get far more common, with the development of an implantable ring that combats the effects of blurriness in ageing eyes.