Medical breakthrough

Artificial intelligence improves wrist fracture detection

Missed fractures are a common category of diagnostic errors and can cause malunion, osteonecrosis, and arthritis, with consequent
Paralysed patients able to walk following epidural stimulation

Two recent separate studies report successes with epidural electrical stimulation in helping paralysed patients regain the ability to walk.
Abused children carry the trauma in their cells: Study

Children subjected to abuse may carry the physical hallmark of that trauma in their cells, scientists say, in research that could help criminal investigations probing historic mistreatment.
WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid

At the end of December 2017, World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid, Bharat Biotech’s
Non-smokers more attractive: Study

If you are a smoker then people will find you less attractive, that’s what a study says. Non-smokers are proved to be more attractive than smokers as proofs of negative impact of smoking on facial appearances, say researchers at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
‘Fungus used in traditional medicine can fight cancer’

Chinese scientists have found evidence that a fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine widely sought by the public for its healing powers, also carries anti-cancer benefits.
Tofa, Tahura doing well

Tofa and Tahura, the 10-month-old babies from Gaibandha who were joined at the waist, are doing well after they were separated through a pioneering surgery in Bangladesh.
Keeping magnesium levels high reduces the risk of fractures

High levels of magnesium in the blood reduce the risk of fractures by 44 percent, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. The study followed 2,245 men aged between 42 and 61 over a 20-year period.
1st Japan birth achieved via egg from unnamed donor

A woman unable to become pregnant with her own eggs due to illness has given birth to a baby conceived using a donated egg from an anonymous third party, a Kobe-based nonprofit organization that mediated between them announces.
[WATCH] Amazing facts about the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks

Here are some amazing facts about the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks.
Stents and surgery equally durable, safe: Study

Study finds doctors can choose a treatment option between stents and surgery to reduce stroke risk based on ease, comfort and best fit for a patient's individual medical condition.
Excitement at new cancer treatment

A therapy that retrains the body's immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission.
Study quantifies faulty gene's role in ovary cancer risk

Women who carry an inherited fault in the BRIP1 gene are three times more likely to develop ovarian cancer than those without it, researchers say.
First ‘in womb’ stem cell trial planned

The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.
'Good bacteria' key to stopping asthma

Being exposed to "good bacteria" early in life could prevent asthma developing, say Canadian scientists.
Italian-Chinese medical team to perform first head transplant

An Italian-Chinese medical team plans to perform the world's first head transplant in China, amid concerns over medical ethics in the country.
Turning cancer into healthy tissues

Scientists believe to have found a way to turn cancerous cells back into healthy tissue.
A novel insulin analogue for treating Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes is a progressive disease which only can be compared with atom bomb which should be defused within time. Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly
Cuba stamps out mother-to-child HIV

Cuba successfully eliminates mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.
Lung cancer therapy is milestone

A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a "milestone" trial shows, reports BBC.
First natural birth for diabetic woman with artificial pancreas

A diabetic woman has become the first in the world to give birth naturally after using an artificial pancreas while pregnant, reports BBC.
Another step forward towards saving children

Bangladesh has introduced the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in their Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI). It was
Rapid blood test to 'cut antibiotic use'

Rapid blood test to 'cut antibiotic use'
South Africans perform first successful penis transplant

The 21-year-old recipient, whose identify is being protected, lost his penis in a botched circumcision, reports BBC.
Can ultrasound fight Alzheimer's?

Scientists believe they may have found a new weapon in the fight against Alzheimer's disease -- not in the form of a drug but in focused beams of ultrasound
Long-term paracetamol use poses risk, says study

Chronic users paracetamol -- people who typically take large, daily doses over several years -- may increase their risk of death, or kidney, intestinal and heart problems.