Hospital and Medical News

January 10, 2015

Flexible, biocompatible implant slips into the spinal cord
Lausanne, France (SPX) Jan 11, 2015
EPFL scientists have managed to get rats walking on their own again using a combination of electrical and chemical stimulation. But applying this method to humans would require multifunctional implants that could be installed for long periods of time on the spinal cord without causing any tissue damage. This is precisely what the teams of professors Stephanie Lacour and Gregoire Courtine have developed. Their e-Dura implant is designed specifically for implantation on the surface of the brain or s ... read more

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DigitalGlobe products used in fight against Ebola DigitalGlobe, an Earth observation and geospatial solutions company, says its products are playing an important role in the international effort to combat Ebola in West Africa. ... more		Researchers develop soil-derived antibiotic An international team of scientists claim to have created one of the most powerful antibiotic drugs in decades, capable of killing the microorganisms that cause pneumonia, staph, tuberculosis, blood infections and more. And they found it in a pile of dirt. ... more		New clues in quest for HIV cure: researchers Scientists seeking a cure for AIDS said Wednesday they had found important clues about how HIV manages to skirt detection after being suppressed by drugs. ... more
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Genomes of healthy newborns to be sequenced as part of new study For some time, researchers have been predicting that the future of medicine will involve the integration of genetic sequencing - healthcare personalized according to DNA, from cradle to grave. That future has arrived, as a number of hospitals are set to begin sequencing the genomes of healthy newborn babies as part of a new research effort called the the BabySeq Project. ... more		Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical Hong Kong hospitals raised alert levels Sunday as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian flu virus was in a critical condition. ... more		Scientists zero in on how lung cancer spreads UK scientists have taken microscopic images revealing that the protein ties tethering cells together are severed in lung cancer cells - meaning they can break loose and spread, according to research ... more		US to lift lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will move to ease a lifetime ban on blood donations from homosexual men, allowing them to give after a year of abstaining from sexual activity. ... more

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