October 28, 2015 For doctors using fitness trackers & apps, challenges remain More hospitals and doctors are starting to use data from fitness trackers and health apps to help treat patients.
October 28, 2015 'Poop transplants': How well do they really work? The benefits of "poop transplants" for treating the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile may not be quite as great as some recent studies have suggested, researchers responding to a study on the treatment published earlier this year say
October 28, 2015 'Spiking' patients: Technique could improve drug delivery It may look like a medieval torture instrument, but a device made of carbon nanofiber "spikes" embedded into a patch of flexible silicon could provide a new way of delivering drugs or snippets of DNA into cells
October 28, 2015 New laser technology could detect and destroy brain diseases A new technology that uses only light could one day detect and annihilate disease-causing proteins in the brain, researchers say
October 28, 2015 Scientists grow new stem cells in a living mouse Scientists have succeeded in generating new stem cells in living mice and say their success opens up possibilities for the regeneration of damaged tissue in people with conditions ranging from heart failure to spinal cord injury.
October 28, 2015 Could genetic testing help doctors treat pain more effectively? Approximately $300 billion is wasted each year on drugs that do not work in people who carry certain genes, according to experts.
October 28, 2015 Device records snores to track sleep A system that records the sounds of every breath and snore you utter while sleeping may offer an alternative to clinical sleep-tracking technology, new research suggests.
October 28, 2015 Along with meds, brain stimulation may aid depression Treating people with depression using weak electrical currents passed into the brain through a headband may help relieve some of their symptoms when combined with an antidepressant, a new study suggests
October 28, 2015 New surgical knife can instantly detect cancer Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer. An experimental surgical knife can help surgeons make sure they've removed all the cancerous tissue, doctors reported Wednesday.Â
October 28, 2015 Scientists create human liver from stem cells Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory.