Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), researchers from the Brain Mapping Foundation in West Hollywood, and neurosurgeons from the City of Hope Cancer Center have all teamed together to enhance NASA’s “electronic nose” to explore the function of cellular ...

A group of researchers from Linkoeping University in Linkoeping , Sweden, led by Prof. Gunnar Kratz, has successfully created human bone, cartilage, and other tissue types from human connective tissue stem cells. This breakthrough could be a key turning point ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed tiny gold rods capable of singling out tumorous cells and destroying them without damaging nearby healthy tissue. The gold nanorods absorb energy from near infrared light and then focus that ...

A research team from Ben Gurion University in Beer-Sheba, Israel, found that talking on a cellular phone harms the mental abilities of the user. This research may serve as a warning against one of the gadgets most of us use ...

Professor Miriam Furst-Yust from Tel Aviv University in Israel, has developed a new type of ear implant that can improve hearing for the hearing impaired. The device makes it easier to single out and understand speech in a noisy environment. ...

A research team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Professor Boris Rubinsky, has developed a technique for eliminating recurring blockage of arteries following a heart attack by using short electric pulses. This invention could save the lives of ...

MAKO Surgical Corporation of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has developed a new partial knee replacement system incorporating a robotic arm and 3D imaging, which the inventors say allows for finer control and faster patient recovery time. Incorporating the first robotic arm ...

Tel Aviv University nurses in Israel have developed a new clinical approach to benefit patients that are confined to their beds. The nurses discovered that simply using a toothbrush as part of the daily hygiene can protect patients from potentially ...

A group of engineers from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, has found a new way of producing higher quality MRI images. Their technique, they say, will increase the doctors’ ability to diagnose disease, thus making treatment more effective. It may ...

A recent study conducted at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York suggests that a Chinese botanical drug can help patients manage their food allergies. This new drug may help many allergic patients in the western society and could ...