US woman becomes 3rd person cured of HIV
A US patient with leukaemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes Aids, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Man gets successful implant of pig heart in world’s first
US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a human patient, a first of its kind procedure, the University of Maryland Medical School said Monday.
Typhoid vaccine / WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid
At the end of December 2017, World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid, Bharat Biotech’s
Study quantifies faulty gene's role in ovary cancer risk
Women who carry an inherited fault in the BRIP1 gene are three times more likely to develop ovarian cancer than those without it, researchers say.
First ‘in womb’ stem cell trial planned
The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.
Lung cancer therapy is milestone
A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a "milestone" trial shows, reports BBC.
Tofa, Tahura doing well
Tofa and Tahura, the 10-month-old babies from Gaibandha who were joined at the waist, are doing well after they were separated through a pioneering surgery in Bangladesh.
Keeping magnesium levels high reduces the risk of fractures
High levels of magnesium in the blood reduce the risk of fractures by 44 percent, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. The study followed 2,245 men aged between 42 and 61 over a 20-year period.
1st Japan birth achieved via egg from unnamed donor
A woman unable to become pregnant with her own eggs due to illness has given birth to a baby conceived using a donated egg from an anonymous third party, a Kobe-based nonprofit organization that mediated between them announces.
[WATCH] Amazing facts about the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks
Here are some amazing facts about the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks.
Stents and surgery equally durable, safe: Study
Study finds doctors can choose a treatment option between stents and surgery to reduce stroke risk based on ease, comfort and best fit for a patient's individual medical condition.
Excitement at new cancer treatment
A therapy that retrains the body's immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission.
South Africans perform first successful penis transplant
The 21-year-old recipient, whose identify is being protected, lost his penis in a botched circumcision, reports BBC.
Can ultrasound fight Alzheimer's?
Scientists believe they may have found a new weapon in the fight against Alzheimer's disease -- not in the form of a drug but in focused beams of ultrasound
Long-term paracetamol use poses risk, says study
Chronic users paracetamol -- people who typically take large, daily doses over several years -- may increase their risk of death, or kidney, intestinal and heart problems.
