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October 26, 2015

Gene discovery could lead to new types of HIV treatments

Scientists have identified a gene which they say may have the ability to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from spreading after it enters the body.

October 26, 2015

Belgian researchers use groundbreaking surgery to repair bones

Belgian medical researchers have succeeded in repairing bones using stem cells from fatty tissue, with a new technique they believe could become a benchmark for treating a range of bone disorders.

October 26, 2015

How 3D printing can build new bone

Damaged bones could be fixed with a new technique that involves 3D printing a tissue using living stem cells

October 26, 2015

Needleless vaccine patch offers pain-free way to protect against disease

Imagine being able to vaccinate yourself against disease at home, by yourself, without doctor’s offices— or needles.

October 26, 2015

Russian volunteer for world’s first head transplant seeking funds to meet surgeon

A Russian man who has agreed to undergo the world’s first head transplant is raising funds for a trip to America so he can meet the Italian surgeon who will perform the operation, Central European News (CEN) reported.

October 26, 2015

Key TB vaccine trial fails; more waiting in the wings

A highly anticipated study of the first new tuberculosis vaccine in 90 years showed it offered no added benefit over the current vaccine when it came to protecting babies from TB infections, a disappointing but not entirely unexpected outcome, researchers said

October 26, 2015

Brain-machine interface puts anesthesia on autopilot

A new brain-machine interface could replace human administration of anesthetics to patients in a medically induced coma

October 26, 2015

Immune-system therapy shows promise in adults with leukemia

An experimental therapy that tweaks cancer patients' own immune cells to recognize an often-deadly form of leukemia has shrunk tumors and sent the cancer into remission in adults

October 26, 2015

Bacteria-infected mosquitoes may halt malaria

Scientists have infected mosquitos with a bacteria known as Wolbachia, which sabotages malaria-causing parasites in the bugs, limiting their ability to spread malaria to humans

October 26, 2015

Teens want to know genetic test results

If you were genetically predisposed to a certain disease or condition — even if there was nothing you could do to treat it — would you want to know about it?  When genetic testing is done in adolescents, they don't have the option to learn about these types of results — but a new study reveals that teens would overwhelmingly prefer to know