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A team of surgeons in New York has performed the world’s first transplantation of a whole eye. This procedure was recognized as a breakthrough in medicine, although it is not yet known whether the man will ever be able to see through the donor eye. The groundbreaking surgery involved removing part of the face and […]
Teplizumab was approved late last year due to impressive results in slowing the progression of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents. Now, the researchers present new data on the effectiveness of teplizumab, which can be used in the short term to achieve targeted targets. Type 1 diabetes leads to the inability of cells to […]
New clinical trial data show that a drug developed in Japan reduces the duration of loss of smell and taste. An important advantage is that it can be prescribed to people with mild symptoms. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 40-50% of those infected had a loss of sense of smell and taste. […]
Scientists from the United States have presented a very elegant solution to fight the tumor: they killed cancer with bacterial therapy, using the power of all vaccines injected into the body earlier in life. The first tests showed a very high effectiveness of this method, and it also reliably protects against cancer recurrence. The idea […]
Scientists have presented a prototype of a smart scalpel that opens up opportunities for creating automated surgical devices. Tests have shown that it helps medical students cope with tasks at the level of experienced doctors. A team from the University of Edinburgh has presented a prototype of a smart scalpel with built-in touch sensors to […]
The drug developed by Chinese scientists is aimed at solving the main problem of bacterial resistance to existing antibiotics. It is intended for the treatment of complex skin and soft tissue infections caused by bacteria with a high risk of resistance. It took ten years to create the drug kinomycin. Now the team from the […]
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have tested livestock for resistance to viruses to prevent dangerous mutations that could pose a threat to humans. More than eight million poultry have been killed or destroyed by outbreaks in the UK since 2021. However, scientists warn that more work is needed to eradicate any possibility that the […]
Skin regeneration research has been going on for a long time. The available grafting materials are often temporary or, if they are permanent, have only some elements of normal skin, which leads to scarring. The creation of full-thickness skin grafts has not been possible until now. Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine […]
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Catalin Carico and Drew Weissman for their discovery of nucleoside base modification, which helped develop effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. This year, the prize fund is SEK 11 million (about $986 thousand). BREAKING NEWS The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to […]
The second heart transplantation of a GMO pig was again performed by scientists from the University of Maryland. A man with heart failure volunteered. Currently, there are no signs of organ rejection – the results look optimistic. In the near future, the team plans to obtain approval to test the technology in clinical trials. In […]