Author: Grace Mwongeli
Jawless Fish Could Help Out With Blood-Brain Barrier
The main challenge in the treatment of cancers and other brain disorders is making sure that medicines reach their targets. A research team of clinician-scientists and biomedical engineers, from …
A New Device to Diagnose and Treat Diseases Without Cutting Through the Skin
Researchers from the University of British Colombia have devised a specialized microscope. It has the potential ability to diagnose diseases including skin cancer. Additionally, it can precisely perform surgery …
Treating Patients With Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections With Phage Therapy
In the summer of 2017, a 15-year-old girl went to London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital to receive a double lung transplant. Her lungs struggled to even reach a third …
Scientists Clear Another Problem in the Creation of Transplant Arteries
Cardiovascular disease happens to be a major cause of death all over the world. Treating it is not something easy. The disease causes problems in the patients’ blood vessels. …
Mitochondrial Damage Can Cause Osteoporosis According to Study
Risk factors for osteoporosis cannot be avoided. Some of them include being older or having a family history of the condition. Others, like consuming alcohol, smoking cigarettes, exposure to …
The Possibility of Treating Heart Failure With Erectile Dysfunction Drug
According to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers gave sheep with advanced heart failure the drug Tadalafil. The researchers discovered that this treatment improved the animals’ …
The Silicon Valley Elite Now Wants Immortality
There does not seem to be an end to the strange things that Silicon Valley’s elite are willing to do to acquire immortality. These include cell injections, brain implants, …
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Cause Pregnancy and Birth Complications
Women who have previously undergone weight-loss surgery are at a higher risk of developing pregnancy complications. Their babies are more likely to be prematurely born, have congenital anomalies, and …