Innovation Stories
- A man who had been paralyzed from the shoulders down for the past eight years was able to use his arm to feed himself thanks to a mind-controlled device that reconnected the lost signals between his brain and arm muscles.
- A new study from Tel Aviv University in Israel has discovered a natural process that is able to destroy "incurable" cancer cells without destroying healthy cells.
- Researchers in England have succeeded in growing human blood in a lab setting, using stem cells. However, the method is not yet perfected, and does not replace the need for traditional blood donations.
- Scientists in France have identified a protein marker to set HIV-infected reservoir cells apart from healthy cells, which would make it easier to completely eliminate the virus from the body.
- A new experimental gene therapy drug has cured a third of seriously ill lymphoma patients involved in a clinical trial. However, the same drug may also have killed two volunteers. More research is needed.
- A new study has identified a "clue" in the blood that could identify the presence of cancer, and also tell doctors where in the body the tumor is located.
- New research suggests that screening women at the highest risk for ovarian cancer for a protein biomarker called CA125 may help doctors find tumors earlier.
- Can you have tired blood? New study has figured out the key to keeping blood young, a finding that could prevent disease in elderly individuals.
- Two years after receiving a gene therapy for his sickle cell disease, a teenage boy in France no longer requires blood transfusions or medication to treat his illness.
- Scientists say they've found a technique to cut out amyloid B peptides in the brain, a process that may be crucial to controlling Alzheimer's disease.
- How many calories did you burn the last time you had sex? The new i.Con Smart Condom will measure "every aspect of performance in the bedroom." And it comes with an app.
- A new study has found that a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy is more effective at treating liver cancer tumors than either of the treatments when used on their own.