Man with paralysis walks naturally after brain and spine implants

New research reveals how a medical device helped one man with paralysis walk naturally again, more than a decade after an injury. Dr. Grégoire Courtine and colleagues from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne developed and implanted a “brain-spine interface” that creates a direct neurological link between the brain and spinal cord. Implants in the brain track intentions…

Women are more likely to develop Fibromyalgia

What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and non painful signals. Symptoms often begin after an event, such as physical trauma, surgery, infection or…

UK baby born with DNA from three people

The first baby in the UK conceived using DNA from three individuals has been born following a groundbreaking IVF procedure aimed at preventing the inheritance of incurable diseases. The innovative technique, called mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT), involves utilizing healthy tissue from female egg donors to generate IVF embryos that are devoid of harmful mutations carried…

The main reason for death from COVID-19

Secondary bacterial infection of the lung (pneumonia) was extremely common in patients with COVID-19, affecting almost half the patients who required support from mechanical ventilation. By applying machine learning to medical record data, scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have found that secondary bacterial pneumonia that does not resolve was a key driver…

New AI ‘can accurately spot cancer’

An artificial intelligence (AI) model has been created by scientists, doctors and researchers that can identify cancer accurately, Guardian reported. Researchers say it can speed up the diagnosis of the disease and also fast-track treatment given to the patients. The AI tool, which ”performs more efficiently and effectively than current methods” has been designed by…