26 July - 02 August 2015 Putting Ebola to its End A vaccine produced by Merck is claimed to having 100% success against Ebola virus which is now 18 months long epidemic. This virus claimed hundreds of lives in Africa and stirred a worldwide concern in early 2015. FInd source Restarting heart? Are you serious? Cancer-prone cell are …
20 July - 26 July 2015 First bioinc eye implanted Surgeons from UK successfuly implanted a bioinic eye (which is actualy a camera sending signals to brain) to a patient who had lost his central vision due to aging. This is the first experiment of its kind and vibrant aspects. FInd source Brain Eating Amoeba in Karachi …
With science we can imagine a world without illness and diseases. Therefore, this week scientists worked out different treatments from their massive researches to find a possible cure for mitochondrial ailments and neurological disorders such as epilepsy and depression. Owing to such successes entrepreneurs in UK have started to show interest through record high funding …
If you ever thought about medical tourism and word "India" came to your mind then think carefully. Patients with very high drug resistance in cases of TB are reported by WHO. More bad for health happened for face and hand transplantations as United Network ethical board has banned these surgeries. Even worse, Russia shut down science …
This week a new wave of tech advancements emerged from the world of science. App developers launched a fun interacting application locating millions of living species nearby. DNA masterminds saved the day by reuniting 800 families with their missing children through DNA typing and gene therapists explored yet another possibility of treating cystic fibrosis. Different …
This week had some significant advancements in research domain of life science than any other domain. Now testing drugs on live animals (a process often creating confusions in results) is offered with a substitute that is using microchips having organ specific cell printed on them. Similarly, nanotechnology has blessed diabetic patients with improved insulin delivery method. In …
This week we observed some new trends in life sciences starting from the celebration of cephalopod week on twitter to raise awareness, to the joint venture of two Tech-giants, Hitachi and Qiagen with the aim of creating wonders in molecular biology. Forensic scientists introduced a new term called molecular photo fitting that analyzes faces from …
Just count them; first Dengue then Ebola after that Chikungunya and now this week its Mers virus. Situation for South Korea is not easing as WHO anticipates more cases of Mers infections. This week US government decided to stop the use of chimps in labs as experimental animals. While labs are already under criticism for …
In 10th week of our continuous updates, we found quite amazing researches from life science domains. Scientists got breakthrough in development of limb in lab conditions. Hopefully they would be making more like them. A new blood test is now in spotlight which can diagnose almost every type of virus in one single test. Secret to …
This week was a bit off-week in life science research when we look back at previous ones but still have some interesting minutiae. We can't live in space and keep our skin glowing, mouse model confirmed. Genes lost from y-chromosomes are still in pocket, we didn't know till last week. They are now on autosomes. Talking …
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