Stem cells hold cure for deadly skin disease
London – For those who suffer from skin blisters or have chances of developing skin tumours, there is cure in the offing – in stem cell-based gene therapy. Until today, no treatment was available for people with genetic skin disorder known as epidermolysis bullosa (EB), but gene... read more »
Surgery, not chemo, better for tongue cancer
New York – Surgery, and not chemotherapy sessions, works better for those suffering from tongue or oral cavity cancer. In a pathbreaking study, a team of scientists at the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center concluded that patients with tongue cancer who started their... read more »
Now, barcode scanner like device to spot blinding eye disease
Washington – Scientists have developed a new hand-held optical device that can detect eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration, with just a simple scan of the retina. The tool, which is about the size of a hand-held video camera, scans a patient’s... read more »
Google Glass may become surgeon’s new BFF
Washington – In what could turn out to be a major breakthrough in the surgical world, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Alabama-Birmingham prepared for a shoulder replacement surgery using, surprisingly, the Google Glass. Google’s contribution to technology can let an expert lend... read more »
