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18 Mar
Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk

Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk

There may be an unexpected fix for ongoing shortages of insulin: A brown bovine in Brazil recently made history as the first transgenic cow able to produce human insulin in her milk.

"Mother Nature designed the mammary gland as a factory to make protein really, really ef...

09 Feb
New Prosthetic Hand Can Sense Objects' Temperature

New Prosthetic Hand Can Sense Objects' Temperature

Fabrizio wasn't sure what to expect of his newly outfitted prosthetic hand, until he touched one of the researchers who'd given it to him.

"When one of the researchers placed the sensor on his own body, I could feel the warmth of another person with my phantom hand,"said...

20 Nov
Pill-sized Device Tracks Breathing, Heart Rate From Inside the Body

Pill-sized Device Tracks Breathing, Heart Rate From Inside the Body

A new 'technopill' can safely monitor a person's vital signs from inside their bodies, researchers report.

The vitals-monitoring (VM) Pill works by tracking the small vibrations in the body associated with lungs breathing and the heart beating.

It can detect if a p...

28 Jun
Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health

Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health

Could a grocery cart save lives by preventing possible strokes? It just might.

The notion stems from a new British study in which grocery cart handles were embedded with electrocardiogram (EKG) sensors.

The goal: to screen shoppers for undiagnosed cases of atrial ...

22 Nov
Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors

Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors

Researchers have found a way to safely deliver a steady supply of chemotherapy directly to brain tumors -- in what they hope will be an important advance for patients with currently incurable cancers.

The treatment involves an implantable pump system that supplies a stea...

18 Nov
Mind-Controlled Wheelchair Brings New Freedom to People With Paralysis

Mind-Controlled Wheelchair Brings New Freedom to People With Paralysis

A severely paralyzed person no longer needs to go through brain surgery to try and steer a motorized wheelchair with their mind, researchers report.

Through an electrode-studded cap placed on their head, several people with quadriplegia -- no function in all four limbs -...

10 Nov
Doctors Use CRISPR Technology to Boost Cancer Immunotherapy

Doctors Use CRISPR Technology to Boost Cancer Immunotherapy

Gene editing has for the first time produced modified immune cells finely honed to target and attack cancer cells, researchers say.

A team used the gene editing tool CRISPR to alter immune cells drawn from 16 patients who had a variety of solid cancers, including colon, ...

29 Sep
'Bionic Pancreas' Could Make Life Easier for People With Type 1 Diabetes

'Bionic Pancreas' Could Make Life Easier for People With Type 1 Diabetes

A new technology dubbed the "bionic pancreas" may beat standard treatment in helping people with type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, a clinical trial has found.

Among adults and children with

20 Sep
FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps

FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients who use a particular insulin pump system that unauthorized people could access it and change how much insulin a patient receives.

The pump at the center of the

09 Aug
8/12 -- Bioengineered Pig Skin Is Turned Into Corneas, Restoring Patients' Sight

8/12 -- Bioengineered Pig Skin Is Turned Into Corneas, Restoring Patients' Sight

Farmyard pigs could be the key to restoring sight in people who have lost their vision due to a damaged cornea, a new study reports.

Collagen drawn from pig's skin is being used to create an experimental implant that mimics the human

22 Jun
Wearable Trackers Could Spot COVID Early

Wearable Trackers Could Spot COVID Early

Could your smartwatch know you have a COVID infection before you do? It might be possible one day.

New research suggests that

02 Jun
Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells

Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells

A 3-D printed ear made with the patient's own cells has been transplanted onto a 20-year-old woman, the company that made the ear says.

The achievement announced June 2 by 3DBio Therapeutics of New York City is believe...

25 Mar
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users

Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users

Millions of Americans use smartwatches or fitness trackers to check on their heart rate, but the accuracy may fall short for people of color, a new research review finds.

The analysis, of 10 published studies, found that in four of them,

22 Mar
Brain Implant Helps Completely 'Locked-In' Man Communicate

Brain Implant Helps Completely 'Locked-In' Man Communicate

Unable to move a single muscle, even to open your eyes. Completely locked into your own body, yet fully conscious and aware.

Lou Gehrig's disease -

22 Nov
Wearable Vibration Device May Ease Parkinson's Tremor

Wearable Vibration Device May Ease Parkinson's Tremor

Physiotherapist David Putrino was working on a vibrating glove to help deaf people experience live music when a friend mentioned that the same technology might stop tremors in people with Parkinson's disease.

Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation for Mount Sinai...

20 Oct
New Device Might Spot 'Lazy Eye' in Kids Earlier

New Device Might Spot 'Lazy Eye' in Kids Earlier

The answer to helping kids with "lazy eye" before it's too late could be a hand-held screening device, a new study suggests.

Amblyopia can't be treated with glasses or contact lenses after a child's vision reaches maturity, and without treatment, it can lead to poor scho...

03 Sep
A 'Bionic' Arm That Feels Like Her Very Own

A 'Bionic' Arm That Feels Like Her Very Own

Former Marine Cpl. Claudia Mitchell can hold a banana or a water bottle in her left hand without squishing it as she opens it.

She can use her left hand to help cut peaches for a pie. She can hold someone's hand without squeezing too hard, and she can grab her makeup bag...