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3D Bioprinting Would Help Bones Regenerate Without Using Grafts: Printing Prosthetics

September 8, 2016May 29, 2020 Neha Shukla

Dublin based research team has successfully developed a procedure of 3D bioprinting to design new cartilage templates in the shape of missing bones. This bioprinted template will be implanted in the body to regenerate new bones to fix major injuries and bone defects. Traditionally, such injuries and bone defects require some form of bone grafts that are painful and invasive and often have complications of its own.

Regeneration of Eye’s Outermost Layer via Hydrogel Films: Corneal Transplantation

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 Neha Shukla

In a breakthrough study, a team of scientists from the Melbourne University has achieved success in growing cornea cells in the laboratory. Scientists have successfully implanted laboratory grown cornea cells in the eyes of sheep. They are expecting to begin clinical trials in humans soon.

Obesity May Trigger The Progression Of Brain Ageing: Neurobiology Of Aging

August 4, 2016 Pooja Kashyap

Over the years, various researches across neurobiology of aging have suggested that brain shrinks with age. A recent study led by the University of Cambridge has added that obesity may also trigger the progression of brain ageing.

Bionic Eye allows blind man to see again: The Eyeborg

July 24, 2015 Neha Shukla

Experts at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital have successfully restored the vision of 80 years old Ray Flynn, through implanting ‘bionic eye’. For the last eight years, Mr Flynn suffered from dry age-related muscular degeneration (AMD). AMD is a condition in which photoreceptor cells in the central region of the retina are damaged leading to loss of central vision. The condition is very common, affecting nearly 5,00,000 people in the UK.

Music Lessons facilitate Neurodevelopment: Enhancing the Teenage Brain

July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 Neha Shukla

According to a study conducted by Northwestern University, music training may help in enhancing brain’s responses to sound, hone hearing and language skills in teenagers even if it is introduced as late as in high school. The study suggests music lessons helps improving skills that are considered important for academic success.

Cytosponge Pill can detect Csophageal Cancer at an Early Stage: Cure for Cancer

July 21, 2015 Neha Shukla

A research team from the University of Cambridge has found a way for early detection of esophageal cancer, which is also the eighth most common cancer type worldwide. Conspicuous symptoms of the cancer so far can be marked only in the advance stages.

Microneedle Pill to deliver Injections from the Inside: Injectable Medications

May 25, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

A spiky pill might replace injections in the near future. The mPill or Microneedle Pill has spikes all over its surface for direct diffusion of drug into the blood stream once it is consumed. Researchers envision using this technology in medication like insulin along with replacement of other oral drugs since it allows for faster absorption than the current tablets.

Individual Cell investigated at Bigger Scale: Single-Cell Genomics

May 19, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

There is still no evidence that suggests the exact number of cells present in human body. Although we can interpret them to be somewhere around hundreds of thousands but the figure is much more than that.

Drinking Orange Juice helps in tackling Cognition in Elderly: Brain Health

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Reading University’s researchers were able to prove that consuming orange juice daily can help in enhancing brainpower especially in elder people.

Higher intake of Salt delays Puberty Onset: Reproductive Health

May 18, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

In a recent investigation by researchers at University of Wyoming, it was revealed that intake of high amount of salt can affect reproductive health of future generations.

Electronic long-term Memory Cell that Mimics Brain’s Processes: Artificial Neural Network

May 17, 2015May 17, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

With an aid of an electronic multi-state memory cell, RMIT University’s scientists have pioneered not only the technology of emulating the processes of human brain but also its ability of storing good amount of information. The discovery is a giant step that would make them closer to fabricating a bionic brain. Mirroring human brain processes would help treating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s ailments claimed the team behind the discovery. Brain is like a complex analog computer Project leader Dr Sharath Sriram said that this is a ground-breaking development where they have…

Chewing Gum helps in removing catchy tones from Mind: Brainworms Effect

April 27, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

In an interesting research, scientists at the University of Reading have concluded that chewing a gum helps in eradicating the humming of song which is catchy of course and tends to go on and on within our head for days. The effect called an earworm or brainworm have been observed before but was poorly understood. However, this time, the researchers did come up with a solution and that is, having chewing gum as soon as one hears a catchy song, helps in thinking the song less often. Chewing helps in…

Brain Shrinkage associated with Birth Control Pills: Hormonal Contraception

April 13, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Until now, mood swings, weight gain and nausea have been some of the major side effects from birth control pills. Now, brain shrinkage too has been associated with the drug.

Inheritance of Characteristics are not decided only by DNA: Gene Regulation

April 5, 2015April 5, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

It has always been believed that DNA is the storehouse of characteristics that pass-on from one generation to the next. However, there are other materials in a cell as well that can be attributed to passing on the hereditary traits, claimed a set of researchers at University of Edinburgh.

Perceptive Perfume eclipses Sweating with strong Odour: Body Odour Solution

April 3, 2015April 2, 2015 Neha Shukla

No one likes the idea of using perfumes or deodorants to do away sweating as a matter of fact, no one likes to sweat except if one is gyming. However, climate change is making summers unbearably hot every year and making humans to sweat more.