Category: Top Story
Soon, ‘microwave’ that counts calories in food
A scientist has developed a gadget that counts the calories in a plate of food at the press of a button. GE senior scientist Matt Webster’s wife had asked him to gift her something that could also easily track the […]
Japanese cows develop skin spots; farmers fear radiation affecting humans, too
Livestock with strange white spots covering their skin were put on display at a recent protest in front of Tokyo’s agriculture ministry, according to the Associated Press (AP). Two Japanese farmers, disturbed by the unusual markings, are calling on government […]
Ancient ‘fire therapy’ used in China to cure ailments
A therapist pours alcohol over a patient and sets him alight — for some in China, playing with fire is a treatment for illness. So-called ‘fire therapy’, which proponents claim can cure stress, indigestion, infertility and even cancer, has been […]
Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new way to reverse blindness
Scientists just regrew a human cornea. Let that sink in for a minute. Besides potentially having the ability to restore sight to millions, the feat has another astounding component: The researchers did it with human stem cells. The scientists, a […]
Zoonotic diseases ignored in developing world
Decades of neglect have allowed infectious diseases to devastate the lives of thousands of people in the developing world, a new study has revealed. Researchers say three diseases in particular — anthrax, brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis — have failed to […]
UAE doctors mark surge in Ramadan overeating emergencies
Doctors in the UAE have reported a rise in the number of hospital patients with stomach problems since the start of Ramadan, UAE-based newspaper The National reported on Tuesday. Emergency departments have had an influx of people with stomach problems, […]
Keep the ‘New’ cancer drug in your medicine cabinet
It turns out that the same types of drugs that help reduce runny noses and watery eyes during allergy season might also help ward off tumors. A new research report appearing in the July 2014 issue of The Journal of […]
Scientists develop self-powered pacemaker
A team of Korean scientists have invented a self-powered semi-permanent cardiac pacemaker using advanced nanotechnology. An artificial cardiac pacemaker is generally a piece of medical equipment which is implanted into the human body to regulate the heartbeat of people suffering […]
FDA approves Israeli ‘wearable robot’ that helps paraplegics walk
FDA has approved a wearable support device produced by Yokne’am-based ReWalk Robotics that can help some people with spinal cord injuries to walk again. ReWalk, a set of motorized leg braces that is sometimes described as a robotic exoskeleton, was […]
Scientists develop new material that improves wound healing
Treating wounds has now become more sophisticated than sewing stitches and applying gauze, however, dressings still have certain shortcoming. Now scientists are reporting the next step in the evolution of wound treatment with a material that leads to faster healing […]
