medical breakthroughs
Hoping to reach 100? You're not going to like these new life expectancy projections
October 7, 2024 | 11:00am"Modern medicine is yielding incrementally smaller imp♊rovements in longevity even though medical𝄹 advances are occurring at breakneck speed," study author S. Jay Olshansky said.
Breakthrough device allows user to be touched remotely in a 'real-life' way — and could be a cure for isolation
September 12, 2024 | 8:14pm𒁃 Reach out and touch someone — literally.
New blood test could predict heart disease risk 30 yearಞs ahead of time: groundbreaking study
August 31, 2024 | 12:16pm📖 They're getting to the heart of the issue.
Accuracy of blood tests for Alzheimer's disease varies: study
July 30, 2024 | 2:28pm✱ "Some of the blood tests♍ are accurate and some are not, and doctors don’t know which tests to use," Dr. Suzanne Schindler said.
Alzheimer's app could be key for newly diagnosed patients: 'Meets an important need'
July 10, 2024 | 4:10pm"It gives a prediction that is really tailored to each individual person," said Pieter van der Veere, a physician-reseaღrcher at Alzheimer Centre Amsterdam.
New breakthrough Alzheimer's drug gets unanimous backing from FDA advisers
June 11, 2024 | 8:32amThe vote clears the way for a final FDA decision on the treatment, which initially had been expected earlier this year before the agency called for the meeting so its... 𒐪
Revolution🔯ary new drug for sleep apnea could put an end to CPAP machines
May 31, 2024 | 3:00pmꦆ This news should help you breathe easy.
Long Island boy, 5, born without left hand 'glowing' after receiving 'Iron Man' bionic arm
May 24, 2024 | 5:50pm🅷 Jordan Marotta of Dix Hills, L.I., achieved su♛perhero status this week.
Startup claims they have created AI head transplant system꧃, plans t🌸o perform first procedure within decade
May 22, 2024 | 2:34pmNeuroscience and biomedical engineering startup BrainBridge an෴nounced that it has created a system for a hea🤡d transplant. The procedure would graft a head onto the body of a brain dead...
Is this the future? Wild new tech can read someone's mind — with shocking accuracy
May 13, 2024 | 3:48pmIt's practically 🍎unthinkable.
﷽ First living patient to receive genetically modified pig kidney dead at 62, weeks afteಌr historic transplant
May 11, 2024 | 11:32pm🐎 "Mr. Slayman will forever be seen as a beacon of hope to countless transpl♔ant patients worldwide, and we are deeply grateful for his trust and willingness to advance the field...
Patient receives kidney from🔯 pig in 🦄medical breakthrough that could end dialysis
March 21, 2024 | 9:50amSurgeons at M🎉assachusetts General Hospital in Boston carried out the milestone kidney transplant last weekend.
Scientists discover sources of Parkinson's disease, Tourette's syndrome, and OCD in bombshell study
March 5, 2024 | 2:53pmIn a study, deep brain stimulation was able to pinpoint dysfunctions in the brain 𒁏that are responsible for four cognitiv♛e disorders.
FDA greenlights first drug for severe frostbite: 🌳‘Very important aꦐpproval’
February 17, 2024 | 1:36pmThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first medicati🍎on to treat severe frostbite, the agency announced this w🦋eek.
New test detects ovarian cancer earlier — thanks to artificial intelligence ✃
January 29, 2024 | 8:25pmEarly detection is especially important, as Georgia Tech res🎐earchers describe ovarian cancer as a "silent killer" that's typically asymptomatic at first.
Colon cancer could be stopped by turning on a protein 'like a light switch': study
January 26, 2024 | 7:09pmIt could b⭕e a breakthro♛ugh for colon cancer prevention.
Alzheimer's risks can be detected 15 years in advance with breakthrough blood test: study
January 22, 2024 | 5:38pmThe testing procedure was created by the company ALZpath and offers a comparatively painless, less costly alternative to spinal taps ꦡfor insight into a person's risk of the dis🌸ease.
Cure for panic attacks✤ may be on the way thanks to new brain discovery
January 4, 2024 | 4:11pmAn estimated 11% of Americans experience a panic attack each year, according to the Cleve🦂land⭕ Clinic.
Self-service CarePods touted as 'first AI doctor's office' — for $99/month
December 8, 2023 | 5:02pmA computer might c💖ure your ills soon enough. 𒐪
Two new cutting-edge sic𒀰kle cell 💮treatments approved by FDA despite side effects
December 8, 2023 | 1:51pm🎀 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a pair of gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment based on the breakthrough CRISPR gene editing...