Leg Nerves Activated by Light Offer New Path to Restoring Mobility
For the first time, MIT researchers have shown that nerves made to express proteins that can be activated by light can produce limb movements that can be adjusted in …
Prostate Cancer: A New, Quicker Test to Assess Metastasis Risk
People with prostate cancer are at risk of metastatic tumors forming. A newly developed test can assess this risk more quickly than existing tests and is also cheaper to …
New high-tech epilepsy warning bracelet could save lives
Scientists have developed a high-tech bracelet called the Nightwatch, which detects 85 percent of all severe nighttime epilepsy seizures — a much higher percentage than similar devices on the …
Mediterranean diet nutrients tied with healthy brain aging
A recent study has uncovered further evidence of an association between diet and healthy brain aging. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can promote healthy brain aging. …
Reversing hearing loss by regrowing hairs
Humans are unable to reverse the effects of hearing loss, but a biological process found in other animal species may hold the key to reversing this widespread problem. Reversing …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Surgery for Lung Cancer
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to remove cancer from her left lung. The cancerous …
Acanthosis Nigricans – What You Should Know
Acanthosis nigricans is a skin condition that causes the skin to become darker and thicker. It most often appears in the skin folds around the neck, groin, and armpits. …
Boy, 2, ‘castrated’ after surgeons operate on wrong testicle
A two-year-old boy has been left infertile after surgeons operated on the wrong testicle, his family says. The boy was admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children earlier in …
Stress Keeps 1 in 3 Americans Up at Night
Millions of Americans are losing sleep as economic and political stress keeps them tossing and turning at night, a new study finds. In 2013, about 30 percent of Americans …
Just 6 Months of Walking May Boost Aging Brains
Walking and other types of moderate exercise may help turn back the clock for older adults who are losing their mental sharpness, a new clinical trial finds. The study …