Health & Medicine
Project aims to ‘revive’ the brain dead
16 May 2016
WHO recommends rapid diagnostic test to speed up detection and improve outcomes for MDR-TB
14 May 2016
Sun exposure from car windows dangerous: Study
14 May 2016
New bio-glass could make it possible to re-grow or replace cartilage
12 May 2016
Scientists have developed a material that can mimic cartilage and potentially encourage it to re-grow
Human, rat DNA detected in burger products
12 May 2016
Global warming could cause chronic kidney disease: study
10 May 2016
Climate change may be accelerating rates of chronic kidney disease caused by dehydration and heat stress, according to a new study
New material temporarily tightens skin
10 May 2016
“Second skin” polymer is an invisible layer that can provide a barrier, cosmetic improvement, and potentially deliver a drug locally to the area that’s being treated
Indian scientists design drones for organ delivery
07 May 2016
Former Hyderabad University vice-chancellor Kota Harinarayan and Dr K Ramachandra from the NDRF have roped in experts from the US and elsewhere to deliver organs for transplant by drone, cutting transportation time by over 50 per cent
‘Kidney on a chip’ to ease drug damage in ICUs
06 May 2016
Medical error biggest killer after cancer, heart disease: study
05 May 2016
A study by doctors at Johns Hopkins indicates medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, right behind heart disease and cancer, the top killers
Indian hospital in tests to bring dead back to life
05 May 2016
American biotech firm Bioquark Inc has won regulatory permission to test whether brains of technically dead people can be regenerated – and the first stage will take place at Anupam Hospital in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
Indian hospital in tests to bring dead back to life
05 May 2016
American biotech firm Bioquark Inc has won regulatory permission to test whether brains of technically dead people can be regenerated – and the first stage will take place at Anupam Hospital in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
A super stretchy, self-healing material could lead to artificial muscle
03 May 2016
Researchers create a polymer that can stretch to 100 times its original length — and even repair itself if punctured
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