Medical Discoveries
Lenses found to ‘cure colour-blindness’Scientists say they have invented spectacle lenses that cure red-green colour blindness, which affects some women and one in every 10 men. |
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Totally blind mice get sight backTotally blind mice have had their sight restored by injections of light-sensing cells into the eye, UK researchers report. |
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Human immune system proteins shown to suppress HIVTo survive HIV you need a cocktail of expensive drugs that often have side effects. That could change with research out of The Rockefeller University where scientists have found that harnessing proteins from the human immune system can suppress the virus in mice. |
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First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UKA "chemo-bath" which delivers toxic cancer drugs to just one organ in the body has been used on patients in the UK for the first time, say doctors. |
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New opportunity for rapid treatment of malariaResearchers have identified a new means to eradicate malaria infections by rapidly killing the blood-borne Plasmodium parasites that cause the disease. |
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Fear can be erased from the brain before its memory has been formedAn old saying tells us not to dwell on an unpleasant event. A new clinical study suggests the saying has both psychological and neurological support for its validity. |
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Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’Those who enjoy life the most are three times more likely to live a little longer than those who enjoy it the least, a study of ageing suggests. |
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Scientists uncover gene behind skin diseaseA team led by the University of Dundee believes it has made a significant step in understanding a skin disease which affects thousands in the UK. |
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Robots join the fight against cancerThe researchers hope that snake robots could help spot and remove tumours more effectively. |
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‘Stem cell hope’ for deaf peopleUK researchers say they have taken a huge step forward in treating deafness after stem cells were used to restore hearing in animals for the first time. |
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Deaf girl fitted with bionic ear speaks her first wordEmily Small told her baby daughter Evie she loved her every day for 22 months, but the girl never heard her mother's words once. |
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Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studiesScientists believe they are a step closer in the difficult journey towards developing a male contraceptive pill, after successful studies in mice. |
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Spotting Cancer Cells in Blood With a 27-Picosecond Camera
via Popular Science |
Mon August 13, 2012 |
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Hope for more effective TB treatmentHopes of a new, more effective therapy for tuberculosis have been raised following the results of early trials. |
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Health news
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- Lenses found to ‘cure colour-blindness’
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Totally blind mice get sight back
- Human immune system proteins shown to suppress HIV
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK
- New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
- Fear can be erased from the brain before its memory has been formed
- Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’
- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- Robots join the fight against cancer
- Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos
- ‘Stem cell hope’ for deaf people
- Deaf girl fitted with bionic ear speaks her first word
- Johnson & Johnson Announces a Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Products
- Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
- Spotting Cancer Cells in Blood With a 27-Picosecond Camera
- Hope for more effective TB treatment
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