Medical News

Chinese surgeons have successfully implanted the world’s smallest and lightest commercially available artificial heart into a 7-year-old patient, Anadolu Agency reported. This young boy, suffering from end-stage heart failure, is now the youngest person globally to receive a magnetically levitated…

Overuse of CT scans in the US may cause more than 100,000 future cancer cases, including 9,700 in children, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers from institutions in the UK and US analyzed data from…

Scientists at King’s College London have successfully grown human teeth in a laboratory, marking a potential turning point in dental medicine. According to international media reports, including the BBC, the research team developed a novel material that replicates the complex…

A global research team has been established to investigate the rising rates of autism worldwide, Khaama Press reported. This international task force comprises hundreds of scientists and researchers and aims to address the increasing prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),…

A global research team has been established to investigate the rising rates of autism worldwide, Khaama Press reported. This international task force comprises hundreds of scientists and researchers and aims to address the increasing prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),…

In a breakthrough that could revolutionize cancer diagnosis, UK scientists have developed micro-robots capable of performing real-time, non-invasive 3D scans to detect and diagnose colorectal cancer. Developed through a collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, the oloid…

Northwestern University engineers have created an ultra-tiny pacemaker that can be injected through a syringe and naturally dissolves once it is no longer needed. Designed for temporary use, particularly in newborns with congenital heart defects, the device eliminates the need…

Researchers have developed a blood test that may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and assess its progression in patients with memory and thinking issues, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine. The test detects a tau protein fragment,…

Scientists have uncovered the structure of the PINK1 protein, a key player in Parkinson’s disease, potentially paving the way for new drug treatments. Researchers at Australia’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have, for the first time, visualized how PINK1 binds…

A new study provides the first evidence that removing beta-amyloid plaques from the brain using a biologic drug may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in high-risk individuals. Researchers tested gantenerumab in people with genetic mutations that almost guarantee they…