In Bid to Combat Obesity, a Simple Patch Turns Energy-storing Fats into Energy-burning Fats
The process, which mimics the natural one occurring in babies, and uses "a person's own body fats to burn more energy," produced 30% fat loss.
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Drug That Can Stop a Dozen 'Untreatable' Cancers Gets Approval-And Company Vows to Help Every Patient Afford It
The groundbreaking drug had a 75% overall success rate in adult and pediatric patients displaying a variety of untreatable cancers.
Scientists Can Now Regenerate and Implant Any Injured Organ Without the Body Rejecting It
"We can [regenerate anything] ... a heart after a heart attack, a brain after trauma or with Parkinson's disease, a spinal cord after injury."
Engineers Fly First-Ever Plane With No Moving Parts - and It Was Inspired By 'Star Trek'
The development could lead to a whole new form of silent, sustainable air travel in the future.
Previously Thought Impossible, Scientists Will Soon Use Gene-Editing to Try and Stop Kidney Disease in Humans
Researchers didn't think that gene editing could be used in the kidneys – but Newcastle University scientists may have just proven them wrong.
FDA Approves Once-Monthly Preventative Migraine Treatment With No Major Side Effects
The treatment, which has been shown to dramatically reduce episodic and chronic migraines, is being hailed as "a huge deal" by researchers.
Drug That Can Alleviate or Even Completely Eliminate Celiac Symptoms May Be Available as Early as 2021
This university has created a simple medication that can directly attack gluten molecules and render them harmless.
These Paralyzed People Are Beginning to Walk Again Thanks to Electrical Implant
This groundbreaking new therapy has restored mobility to four paralyzed patients who have not been able to walk for years.
After 15 Years in a Vegetative State, Nerve Stimulation Restores Consciousness
The 20-minute surgery was shown to restore a renewed state of consciousness to a patient who had been in a vegetative state for 15 years.
'Groundbreaking' Type 1 Diabetes Drug Has Just Been Trialed on First Human Patients-With No Side Effects
The research facility is now looking for more adult patients to participate in the treatment.
First-Ever Test Tube Rhino Embryos Give Hope for Functionally Extinct Species
The groundbreaking research shows that there is still hope for the magnificent species that is balancing on the brink of extinction.
Lab-Grown Lungs Successfully Transplanted into Living Animals Without Any Complications
With proper funding, the team believes they could be growing lungs for transplant patients much sooner than expected.
Human Trials for Artificial Kidney Could Begin This Year, With First Patient Implants in 2020
A new update from this research organization says that human trials for an implantable bioartificial kidney could be on the horizon.
8-Year Study Shows That Simple Treatment Can Reverse Type 1 Diabetes to Almost Undetectable Levels!
A groundbreaking new study shows that a 100-year-old tuberculosis treatment can be used to reverse the effects of type 1 diabetes.
With Only About 20% of Plastics Being Recycled, New Breakthrough May Be 'Holy Grail' for Recycling
Scientists have found a way to make 100% recyclable plastic that can be broken down from the inside out and reused over and over and over again.
This is the First Ever Image of a Black Hole and Scientists Are Calling It a 'Dream Come True'
For the first time ever, scientists have managed to capture an image of a supermassive black hole - and the results are breathtaking.
Two Patients Make History After Essentially Being Cured of HIV Using Stem Cell Transplant
It has been a little over 12 years since a Berlin man became the first patient to ever be cured of HIV – and now, two more patients may have joined him.
After Decades of Research, Mexican Scientist Successfully Eliminates HPV From Dozens of Her Patients
A female-led Mexican research team recently managed to "eradicate" HPV in 29 of their female patients in clinical trials.
'For the First Time', Researchers Use Healthy Stem Cells for Future Type 1 Diabetes Cure
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing a cure for type 1 diabetes - and human trials are set to begin soon.
Diabetes Patients May Soon Be Able to Say Goodbye to Needles, Thanks to These Capsules From MIT
Insulin shots may soon be a thing of the past now that MIT researchers have developed an oral capsule to deliver insulin.
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