Future of Health

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May 25 2023

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May 25 2023

Paralysed man walks again via thought-controlled implants

Researchers used two implants to connect a paralysed man’s brain and spinal cord, helping him walk again

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May 24 2023

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May 24 2023

Indian startup eyes cellular therapy for age-related macular degeneration

Eyestem Research seeks to make cellular therapies accessible to millions affected by dry age-related macular degeneration. The company will conduct human trials for its experimental cellular therapy, aiming to replace damaged retinal cells and potentially restore vision in those who have the condition

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May 23 2023

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May 23 2023

Climate change could affect billions by 2100

Current policies to limit global warming will expose more than a fifth of humanity to extreme and potentially life-threatening heat by century's end, researchers warned Monday

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May 19 2023

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May 19 2023

New threat to privacy? Scientists sound alarm about DNA tool

Traces of genetic material that humans constantly shed could soon be used to track individual people

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May 11 2023

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May 11 2023

Human pangenome ushers in ‘new age of genetic diagnosis’

The more diverse and accurate DNA blueprint for our species is expected to shed light on a range of diseases

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May 10 2023

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May 10 2023

Danger ahead: Health experts must raise alarm on AI threats

A group of academics, pointing out a range of threats like disinformation and bias, urged health professionals to sound the alarm on perils of artificial intelligence

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May 03 2023

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May 03 2023

Scientists use brain scans, AI to ‘decode’ thoughts

US scientists used brain scans and AI to build a language encoder to 'decode' thoughts and help those who have lost the ability to communicate.

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May 03 2023

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May 03 2023

Drug-resistant bacteria’s new enemy — Sloth

The fur of Costa Rican sloths appears to harbour antibiotic-producing bacteria that scientists hope may hold a solution to the growing problem of "superbugs" resistant to humanity's dwindling arsenal of drugs. Watch the video for more.

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May 03 2023

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May 03 2023

Nanofluidic drug implant shows a way to shrink pancreatic cancer

Shrinking tough pancreatic tumours with the help of a tiny, implanted nanofluidic device could become a viable treatment option unfolding before doctors as well as those suffering from this cancer.

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Apr 28 2023

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Apr 28 2023

A fuel cell for diabetes: implantable device could replace insulin pumps

An implantable tea bag-shaped fuel cell converts blood sugar into electrical energy which it then uses to automatically dispense insulin

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Mar 30 2023

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Mar 30 2023

Indian researchers develop AI tool to better understand the gut microbiome

Developed at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Bhopal, the AI tool predicts how gut bacteria break down food and medicines

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Mar 24 2023

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Mar 24 2023

CES gadgets take aim at snoring, pee and even surgery

A rising trend in remote or home healthcare innovations is expected to be a major theme at the annual consumer electronics extravaganza in Las Vegas

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Mar 24 2023

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Mar 24 2023

WHO launches traditional medicine hub in India

The global centre for traditional medicine launched in Gujarat intends to create a body of reliable evidence and data on traditional medicine practices

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Mar 20 2023

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Mar 20 2023

Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care

Researchers are racing to conceive robots that can take over some of the tasks carried out today by nurses, carers and doctors

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Mar 17 2023

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Mar 17 2023

Kenyan innovators turn e-waste to bio-robotic prosthetic arm

Two portraits of Albert Einstein, inspired a pair of self-taught innovators to build a bio-robotic prosthetic arm out of electronic scrap

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Mar 17 2023

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Mar 17 2023

‘Revolutionary’: Scientists create mice with two fathers

The breakthrough raises the prospect of a raft of new reproductive possibilities, including that gay male couples — or even a single man — could have a biological child without needing a female egg

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Mar 14 2023

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Mar 14 2023

Blood stem cell clones could provide clues to how people age: Dr Jyoti Nangalia

Stem cell clones expand exponentially over a lifetime, resulting in abrupt changes in the population of blood cells we have by the seventh decade of life

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Mar 10 2023

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Mar 10 2023

The future of Ayurveda is integrated: Dr Narendra Pendse

Ayurveda may emerge as a promising option for conditions that are poorly treated by current therapies and can play an important role as complementary treatment as well

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Mar 10 2023

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Mar 10 2023

Medicine branches must work together to understand psychiatry better : Prof Sanjeev Jain

Many of the genes that are responsible for psychiatric disorders overlap with various neurological disorders, said Prof Sanjeev Jain at the Future of Medicine – a flagship summit held by Happiest Health in Bengaluru on 9 March.

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Mar 10 2023

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Mar 10 2023

Gut microbiome-based therapies should be personalised: Dr Yogesh Shouche

Differences in the diversity of gut microbiota across different regions could mean that a probiotic for one person may not work for others

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Mar 10 2023

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Mar 10 2023

How the gut microbiome is linked to overall health: Prof Arjan Narbad

Changes in the gut microbiome have now been linked to several diseases, including Parkinson’s disease and to colon cancer

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Mar 10 2023

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Mar 10 2023

Doctors in the future will also be engineers: Dr Paul Salins

The use of artificial intelligence in medicine will put consumers in the driving seat of their own healthcare outcomes

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Mar 07 2023

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Mar 07 2023

Drugs from the deep: Scientists explore ocean frontiers

The oceans of the world are being scoured by scientists to find and develop the next anti-cancer drug or antibiotic

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Feb 24 2023

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Feb 24 2023

Swedish scientists pave the way for non-invasive brain implants

The researchers used a gel-like substance to grow electrodes in the brain, potentially replacing the need for invasive bioelectronic implants

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Feb 16 2023

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Feb 16 2023

Kutch mushrooms: Rare find raises cancer treatment hope

Indian scientists have found astatine, a rare naturally occurring radioactive element, in mushrooms cultivated in Kutch, Gujarat

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Feb 15 2023

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Feb 15 2023

Telemedicine cuts fertility treatment waiting times by 88%: study

Digitising and automating the fertility workup process can help more couples complete their tests within a single menstrual cycle

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Feb 13 2023

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Feb 13 2023

The hunt for a better way to monitor blood sugar levels

Many technologies are in the works to offer a non-invasive and more accurate method of measuring blood sugar levels

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Feb 10 2023

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Feb 10 2023

Solving the cancer puzzle: the emergence of multi-omics

Advances in technology are allowing scientists to better understand the complex traits of cancer cells so that they can design better treatments

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Feb 08 2023

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Feb 08 2023

A cognitive test may predict your infection risk

Scientists use a web-based cognitive test to predict the risk of contracting respiratory infections

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Feb 06 2023

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Feb 06 2023

Cyborg cells show potential in cancer therapy

UC Davis researchers make programmable and resilient cyborg cells that can invade cancer cells

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Feb 03 2023

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Feb 03 2023

Newfound blood biomarkers may foretell osteoarthritis progression

The identification of biomarkers in blood could pave the path for the development of improved treatments for osteoarthritis.

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Feb 01 2023

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Feb 01 2023

Researchers use CRISPR to detect cancer biomarkers

The new method has the potential to make detection of different types of cancer easy, accurate and quick with a simple blood test

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Jan 28 2023

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Jan 28 2023

Future of health | 3D printed cornea

3D printing human organs could help bridge the gap between organ donors and receivers. A group of researchers from Pandorum Technologies, Bengaluru, India are not far behind their western counterparts in developing a bioengineered cornea, a regenerative implant mimicking the shape, size and function of a human cornea.

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Jan 19 2023

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Jan 19 2023

‘We are experiencing a renaissance in cell biology’: Siddhartha Mukherjee

Siddhartha Mukherjee and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw discuss the rapid pace of change in cell biology

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Jan 16 2023

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Jan 16 2023

Study: Hydrogel injections to treat infections after knee, hip replacements

The hydrogel was seen to inhibit the growth of common bacteria and promote tissue regrowth at the site of implants, without being toxic to living tissues

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Jan 13 2023

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Jan 13 2023

The gut-obesity connection: how your microbiome may be influencing your weight

Diets rich in fibre improve gut microbe diversity and work against factors causing obesity, say studies

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Jan 12 2023

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Jan 12 2023

Scientists identify eight genes linked with lung cancer

They used machine learning to identify common genes in non-small cell lung cancer that can be used for early diagnosis

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Jan 10 2023

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Jan 10 2023

Scientists identify a new way to treat chronic gut pain

The discovery of touch receptors in the colon may offer a new approach to manage chronic pain associated with disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, thus reducing the need for opioids

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Jan 09 2023

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Jan 09 2023

A sweet and painless solution: Insulin-like molecules could help treat type 1 diabetes

By visualising new molecules that mimic insulin's function in the body, a new study indicates that we are closer to developing oral pills for type 1 diabetes

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Jan 06 2023

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Jan 06 2023

Breakthrough vaccine destroys brain tumours, prevents recurrence

US scientists used CRISPR-Cas9 to engineer live cancer cells to target and kill their own kind and teach the immune system to better respond in the future

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Jan 04 2023

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Jan 04 2023

Soon, a blood test may spot Alzheimer’s early

A new blood test developed by US researchers may fulfil a long-felt need to detect Alzheimer’s many years before the symptoms manifest. It may also benefit other diseases.

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Jan 02 2023

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Jan 02 2023

Video games and the promise of digital medicine for the mind

Mental health practitioners are exploring one of the world’s most popular pastimes, video games, as therapy

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Dec 29 2022

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Dec 29 2022

Study reveals gut bacteria that can worsen dangerous infections

A common diarrhoea-inducing infection can turn fatal when paired with a particular group of antibiotic-resistant gut bacteria

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Dec 27 2022

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Dec 27 2022

IIT Guwahati researchers develop AI to predict how thigh fractures will heal

The tool could aid surgeons in picking the right implant or technique to heal fractures while reducing pain, healing time and cost of treatment for individuals

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Dec 26 2022

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Dec 26 2022

Scientists develop low-cost blood test to detect cancers

Compared to a regular test, the new method reduces the length of DNA to be sequenced by 20 times to detect cancer-specific biomarkers

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Dec 12 2022

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Dec 12 2022

Gut imbalances may be making breast cancer worse: Study

While there is no gut-based treatment for breast cancer yet, experts suggest lifestyle changes to improve overall gut health may help

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Dec 09 2022

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Dec 09 2022

This AI-made DNA could revolutionise drug development

Scientists say the technique will allow them to design DNA to control gene expression, bringing down the cost and time taken to make protein-based drugs

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Dec 07 2022

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Dec 07 2022

This Band-Aid like wearable sensor has no chip, battery

The sensor developed by researchers at MIT is 100 times thinner than a human hair and can track more health parameters than most smartwatches

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Dec 06 2022

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Dec 06 2022

FDA approves first faecal microbiota product to treat C. diff infection

This novel therapy to restore the gut’s bacterial diversity could open the door for several other microbiome-modulating treatments

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Dec 05 2022

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Dec 05 2022

A scan to trace cancer’s response to chemotherapy

Researchers at Mayo Clinic found that the use of PET scans to assess an individual’s response to chemotherapy was more accurate than conventional methods

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