Orangutan Is The First Non-Human Seen to Treat Wounds Using Medicinal Plant
The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore within days
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Bioengineered Corneas Stand to Cure Blindness For Millions of People Around the World
Cornea transplantation is the most common way of restoring lost sight, but it's a very technical procedure that relies on donors.
Colorado Legalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms-And They Might be Growing in Your Own Garden
Psilocybe cyanescens, Psilocybe allenii, and Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata are commonly found psychedelic mushrooms growing in woodchip piles.
Protein Changes in Blood Could Become New Test for Catching Breast Cancer Up to 2 Years Early
On Wednesday, researchers revealed they found the levels of proteins in people's blood changed before they were diagnosed with breast cancer.
First Patient Gets Potentially Cancer-Stopping Pill - Study is Recruiting Those with Resistant Tumors For a Trial
A trial began for a novel pill that stopped reoccurring tumors from breast, prostate, brain, ovarian, cervical, skin and lung cancers.
The Humble Potato Could Hold the Key to Beating Hospital Superbugs as Well as Crop Diseases
The humble potato contains a natural antibiotic that destroys harmful bacteria, and may fight hospital superbugs in the future.
Meditation Could Protect Older People Against Alzheimer's, According to New Research
The practice of ancient religions and modern mindfulness heightens awareness and emotional health which decline with Alzheimer's.
Revolutionary Jab that Could Repair Spinal Cord Injuries Developed by Scientists
The medication triggers cells of long spindly parts of the severed nerves called axons to regenerative themselves.
'Miracle' Drug Has Young Girl Running Dancing and Swimming Again Despite Cystic Fibrosis
7-year-old Harriet Corr has cystic fibrosis (CR) and has had to endure coughing fits and a weakened immune system all her life.
Doctors Hail New Era for Cancer Screening as Single Blood Test Spots Multiple Cancers in Early Stages
It's called the Galleri test, and it looks for multiple different kinds of cancer DNA in the blood, and at much earlier stages.
Former Debt Collectors Have Wiped Away $6.7 Billion of Medical Debt for Millions of Americans
3.6 million Americans have had their medical debt zeroed by, of all people, two former Wall Street debt collectors.
Bionic Leg Wrap Uses AI to Correct Walking Patterns For Cerebral Palsy, MS, and Stroke Patients
Artificial intelligence detects walking gait, and sends that information to the electrodes to ensure each leg is moving as much in sync
Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's' Helps Scientists Develop Test
More than 40 years ago, Joy Milne noticed an abrupt change in the natural odor of her husband, Les, when he was 33-years-old.
Pipes a Million Times Thinner Than Human Hair Could Deliver Personalized Therapies to Individual Cells
The 'world's tiniest plumbing system' might transform medicine by funneling drugs or proteins to precisely targeted organs and tissue
Manuka Honey Could Help to Clear Deadly Bacteria Which Cause Cystic Fibrosis
Manuka honey, made in Australia and New Zealand from bees browsing on the tea tree, is long known to have wide ranging medicinal properties.
A Smart Watch Saved His Life with Alert About His Heart Slowing-and Stopping
An Apple smartwatch saved a man's life when it alerted him that his heart was beating extremely slowly, at just 35bpm.
Evidence of Amputation in Prehistoric Times Shows Patient Surviving for a Decade-Proves Medical Expertise Existed
It is the oldest evidence of surgical limb amputation and pre-dates the previous record by an astonishing 24,000 years.
Scientists Discover How to Starve Melanoma of its Key Growth Enzyme in New Breakthrough
Starvation as a treatment and/or cure for different cancers has been explored in oncology, as tumors grow fast but require tons of energy.
Cheap, Single-Dose Rabies Vaccine Passes Phase 1 Trials-Could Save Thousands of Lives
Strong immune responses against rabies were seen in 9 out of 12 study participants, with the remaining three having taken very lose doses.
Smart Contact Lenses that Diagnose Cancer Created by Scientists
It captures the signals of transporters called 'exosomes,' which are a little like secret messengers within our bodies.
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