Retinal transplant boosts vision

There has been a big discovery for the causes of blindness in old age. Researchers at the University of Louisville have successfully used foetal retinal cells to boost the vision in the old age blind cases. "An experimental transplant of cells into the eyes of patients with...

Paralysed man's mind is 'read'

"Scientists say they may be on the brink of translating the thoughts of a man who can no longer speak into words after a pioneering experiment. Electrodes have been implanted in the brain of Eric Ramsay, who has been "locked in" - conscious but paralysed - since a car crash...

Brain Implants to Prevent Epileptic Seizures

Researchers at Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering have developed a miniature implanted device to detect epileptic seizures before they happen and prevent them.

Burns Girl Grows New Head of Hair

"A five-year-old girl has been given a new "piggyback" head to help her replace skin and hair she lost in an horrific burns accident as a toddler. Sidra Afzal, from Fleur-de-Lys, near Caerphilly, is being treated by doctors at Morriston Hospital, Swansea. They implanted a...

Researchers say cellphones are safe for use in hospitals

Nurses and doctors have been known to use much more radiation intense DECT cordless phones in German hospitals for years. Given the fact, many hospitals have bedside phones and expensive PBX to amortize, other explanations come to mind when one wonders why using cellphones...