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In a medical emergency, quick treatment is critical. But a widely used drug could be repurposed to induce a hibernation-like state, to slow down organ damage and save lives by giving patients more time to reach a hospital.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Sleep, Harvard, Wyss Institute, Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease, Drug, Drugs
A new medical 3D-printing method has been developed that takes its cues from the way tangles of worms interact in nature. The resultant material produced could patch up leaky heart parts or stabilize spinal discs, among other applications.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Hydrogels, Heart, Surgery, University of Colorado
Globally, antidepressant use is on the rise, with Australia, the UK and the US among the countries showing a steady increase in the rate of antidepressant prescriptions. Research has shown that this trend can be explained not by new patients being prescribed antidepressants but by patients already prescribed them taking them for longer.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTa
Doctors treat a multitude of patients daily, with needs ranging from simple to very complex. To deliver effective care, they must be familiar with each patient’s health record and keep up-to-date with the newest procedures and treatments. And then there’s the all-important doctor-patient relationship, built on empathy, trust, and communication. For an AI to come close to emulating a real-world do
Implants and tiny machines could eventually be working inside our bodies to help treat disease or monitor activity, but letting them communicate is tricky. Now scientists at EPFL have developed a system whereby devices can communicate by releasing molecules into a patient’s bloodstream.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: molecular biology, Molecules, Communications, Implant, Robotics, Nanomach
Back in 2021, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden partnered with Everdrone to test drone delivery of defibrillators to real-world heart attacks victims. Now the company has announced a multipurpose drone to support first responders.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: Delivery drone, Emergency drone, Emergency
Science is often a piecemeal process, progressing slowly through the incremental accumulation of knowledge. In the world of medical science this is particularly evident as small targeted research findings one year may, or may not, lead to massive life-changing new therapies decades later.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Multiple Sclerosis, Genetics, gene the

Canadian architecture studio Hariri Pontarini has completed a clinic in Toronto for multiple sclerosis patients that features warm wood tones and spaces designed to feel like "first-class airplane lounges". Read more


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