Industrial repair ‘snake’ robot now being tested for cancer surgery
A repair robot that takes inspiration from the bendiness and sensing ability of snakes is now being exploited for use in human surgery.
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Joseph Shavit
- Apr 27, 2022
Genetically deleting a protein can prevent common oral cancers
The most common head and neck cancer—oral squamous cell carcinoma—often starts off, as many other cancers do, quite innocently.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26, 2022
New smartphone app accurately tests how well blood clots
Blood clots in patients with medical issues, such as mechanical heart valves or other heart conditions, can lead to a stroke or heart attack
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 22, 2022
Rapid cancer test provides warning from a single drop of blood
A portable and rapid prostate cancer screening kit could provide early warning to populations with higher incidence of prostate cancer.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 18, 2022
People who lost 50 pounds and kept it off for more than 3 years, offer tips to succeed
About one in five Americans who have lost weight have kept those pounds off long-term. Some secrets to how people keep it off.
Joshua Shavit
- Apr 16, 2022
Drug that cures alcoholism may be the next anti-anxiety medication
Alcoholism, if left untreated, could have dangerous repercussions so there are a range of drugs developed to treat this condition.
Joshua Shavit
- Apr 16, 2022
Scientists identify new approach to preventing seizures
This work represents one of the first conclusive studies that pinpoints a key feature of seizures that has not been studied in great detail.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 15, 2022
What determines how long people live? New research has answers
The first study to compare the accumulation of mutations across many animal species has shed new light on decades-old questions.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 14, 2022
What do you see when you listen to music?
Are we all imagining the same thing when we listen to music, or are our experiences hopelessly subjective?
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 13, 2022
Regular cycling helps patients with ‘accelerated aging’ diseases like Muscular Distrophy
Researchers found that regular cycling can greatly improve mobility in patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD) one of the Muscular Dystrophies
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 12, 2022
'Bionic' pacemaker reverses heart failure
A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 12, 2022
'Dancing Molecules' repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralysis
Researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and repair spinal cord tissue.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 12, 2022
Researchers discovered a “Healthy Weapon” Against Covid-19
Experts have shown that common dietary supplements can help protect us against the Covid virus as well as several common winter illnesses.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 12, 2022
Fighting viruses is as easy as breathing
Human Lung Chip reveals the effects of breathing motions on lung immune responses and leads to repurposing of potential therapeutics
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 11, 2022
Healthy plant-based diets shown to lower risk of developing diabetes
The consumption of healthy plant-based foods is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 10, 2022
New wearable device enhances deep sleep
Many people, especially the elderly, suffer from abnormal sleep. In particular, the deep sleep phases become shorter and shallower with age.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 10, 2022
3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin
Machines can beat the world’s best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant due to a lack of robot dexterity.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 9, 2022
AI predicts if -- and when -- someone will have cardiac arrest
A new AI-based approach can predict, significantly more accurately than a doctor, if and when a patient could die of cardiac arrest.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 8, 2022
Protein boosts height growth in girls, study finds
an average increase of about seven grams of protein daily above the intake guidelines leads on average to an increase in height of one cm.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 8, 2022
Spinal chord implant enables patient to get up and walk again
A patient suffering from a debilitating neurodegenerative disease was able to get up and walk again after being bedridden for over a year.
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