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Category Archives: Medicine
Artificial womb for super-preemies works with sheep
An artificial womb filled with clear liquid, successfully tested on pre-natal lambs, could help extremely premature babies avoid death or life-long disability, researchers reported Tuesday.
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Studies question autism link to antidepressants in pregnancy
Two scientific studies published Tuesday suggested the risk of children developing autism after their mothers used antidepressants while pregnant may be lower than previously believed.
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U.S.-UK alliance targets the world’s deadliest superbugs
Eleven biotech companies and research teams in Britain and the United States were awarded up to $48 million in funding on Thursday to speed development of new antibiotics powerful enough to take on the world’s deadliest superbugs.
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No dilating required with this pocket-sized retina camera
A team of researchers has developed a cheap, portable camera that can photograph the retina without the need for pupil-dilating eye drops. Continue reading No dilating required with this pocket-sized retina camera
Diabetes drug may help treat breast cancer
Chinese researchers have found that a drug used to treat diabetes could be effective against a form of breast cancer.
Could gene editing help avoid disease? Maybe
Don’t expect designer babies any time soon — but a major new ethics report leaves open the possibility of one day altering human heredity to fight genetic diseases, with stringent oversight, using new tools that precisely edit genes inside living cells.
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Normalise heart rate with world’s smallest pacemaker
A pacemaker similar to the size of a nickel can be implanted in patients to restore the heart’s normal rhythm, when it is unable to pump enough oxygen-rich blood, experts have said.
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Algorithms to identify skin cancers through photographs
This week US scientists announced they have developed an algorithm, or a computerised tool, to identify skin cancers through analysis of photographs. Continue reading Algorithms to identify skin cancers through photographs
Software as good as doctors at diagnosing skin cancer
Image-scanning software developed at Stanford University can distinguish deadly skin cancers from benign ones as accurately as top dermatologists, according to a study published Wednesday.
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