Category: Features
First genetically engineered apples in the US to go on sale next month
The first genetically modified apples that will never turn brown will hit the shelves in select stores in the Midwest US starting next month, two years after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the country’s first genetically engineered apples. […]
VocaliD offers customized synthetic voices for individuals unable to speak
Individuals who are unable to communicate using their own voices may soon have the option to speak through customized synthetic voices instead of using the robotic, GPS-like electronic voices that are used today. Researchers at VocaliD – a technology company […]
CEPI urges fast-tracking of vaccines for three potential disease outbreaks
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a public-private coalition that aims to derail epidemics by speeding development of vaccines, has committed US$460million to speed up vaccine development for MERS, Lassa fever and Nipah virus – three relatively little-known diseases […]
Blood-repellent titanium surfaces could be the future of medical implants
Engineers at the Colorado State University in the US may have the key to the future of medical implants – a titanium surface that’s extremely repellent to blood. Medical implants like stents, catheters and tubing introduce risk for blood clotting […]
Scientists develop robotic sleeve to help failing hearts continue to pump
A robotic sleeve that help failing hearts continue to pump blood has been developed by scientists based in Harvard and the Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts in the US in collaboration with scientists based in Leeds in the UK. In […]
One in three adults are misdiagnosed with asthma, Canadian study says
A study in Canada has found that 33% of adults who are diagnosed with asthma, a chronic lung disorder, may not actually have the condition. Lung function tests were done on 613 adults who were diagnosed with asthma within the […]
AI software learns to predict when heart failure may happen
An artificial intelligence (AI) software has learned to analyze blood tests and scans of beating hearts in order to predict when a heart failure may occur, according to a team of scientists at the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences. […]
US CDC finds superbug resistant to all kinds of antibiotic
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report has confirmed that a 70-year-old woman from Nevada in the US has died after being infected with a superbug that is “resistant to all available antimicrobial drugs”. The victim broke […]
Spread of cancer cells reduced by 75% in immunotherapy study on animals
The spread of deadly cancer cells has been reduced by 75% in animal experiments conducted by scientists at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge in the UK, giving new insight into how tumors spread and may lead to new treatments. Around […]
Study reveals specific brain activity that may link stress to heart attack
A study, led by a team from Harvard Medical School in the US, reveals that increased risk of heart attack in people is linked with constant stress in a part of the brain that is linked to fear and fear […]
