Bionic hands are go. Three men with serious nerve damage had their hands amputated and replaced by prosthetic ones that they can control with their minds.
Patient's Fighting UCSD Hospital System
The struggle against cancer involves advanced medical research and bold risks. But most of all, it concerns sick people seeking relief, otherwise known as patients.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/feb/21/ucsd-moores-patients-blanda-jamieson/
Resistance To Malaria In India Becoming Threat
The ability of the malaria parasite to shrug off the effects of artemisinin has been spreading since it emerged in South East Asia.
Olive Oil Compoud Kills Cancer In Minutes
An ingredient in extra-virgin olive oil kills a variety of human cancer cells without harming healthy ones.
Nature's New Strongest Material Discovered
It’s as strong as steel and tough as a bulletproof vest, capable of withstanding the same amount of pressure it takes to turn carbon into a diamond. Scientists have discovered nature’s newest strongest material, and it comes from … a sea snail.
More Infectious Diseases Emerging As Climate Changes
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts is a predictable result of climate change, say zoologists in a new article. Climate change brings humans, crops, wildlife and livestock into contact with new pathogens, which are more likely to jump from one host to another than scientists previously believed.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150216064931.htm
Hard Drive Made From DNA To Be Preserved For 2 Million Years
If oyu must preserve messages for people in the far future to read, Blu-ray discs and USB sticks are no good. For real long-term storage, you want a DNA time capsule.
How Companies Hide Fraud From FDA In Recent Clinical Trials
That misconduct happens isn't shocking. What is: When the FDA finds scientific fraud or misconduct, the agency doesn't notify the public, the medical establishment, or even the scientific community that the results of a medical experiment are not to be trusted.
Smoking's Health Toll Is Worse Than Previously Thught
A new study adds at least five diseases and 60,000 deaths a year to the toll taken by tobacco in the United States.
Unemployment Causes 45,000 Suicides Per Year
Lead author Dr. Carlos Nordt, of the University of Zurich Psychiatric Hospital in Switzerland, and colleagues say the findings indicate that governments need to increase focus on reducing unemployment in order to lower its impact on suicide.