Black Mirror, eat your heart out. Researchers have apparently just figured out how to make people see a color completely new to humanity. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley conducted the research, published Friday in Science Advances. Using a technique called Oz, the research team induced human volunteers into seeing a color beyond the […]
First-Ever Transplant of Pig Liver Into Human Marks Milestone in Organ Science
We’ve reached a new frontier in organ transplantation. In a medical first, scientists announced this week that they successfully kept a genetically modified pig liver functioning inside a human body—at least for a short while. Researchers in China detailed their groundbreaking accomplishment in a study published today in Nature. They transplanted the liver into a […]
Patient With Artificial Heart Smashes Survival Record
An Australian man has become a medical marvel thanks to his groundbreaking artificial heart. The man’s doctors reported this week that he was the first person in the world to be discharged from the hospital with an implant developed to completely replace the heart’s functioning. Doctors at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney performed the experimental […]
Scientists Just 3D-Printed a Prosthetic Penis—and It Actually Works
The future of medicine just might include prosthetic penises that can be printed on demand. In a study out this month, scientists have demonstrated that their 3D-printed penile implant can restore sexual function in animals. Researchers from the U.S., Japan, and China conducted the study, published last week in Nature Biomedical Engineering. In experiments with […]
A Protein Borrowed From Tardigrades Could Give Us Radiation Body Armor
The strangely adorable and resilient tardigrade, or water bear, just might hold the key to making cancer treatment a lot more (water-) bearable. That’s because a team of researchers just found evidence that a protein produced by these microscopic creatures could protect our healthy cells from the ravages of radiation therapy. Scientists at MIT, the […]
Scientists Uncover an Unlikely New Weapon Against Cancer: Fat Cells
Our body fat may turn out to be a secret weapon in our everlasting fight against cancer. A new study released this week suggests that fat cells can be engineered into a treatment that literally starves out tumors. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, conducted the research, published Tuesday in Nature Biotechnology. Across […]