Artificial wombs for premature babies could be just a few years away
Scientists from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, USA have announced that they’ve been able to keep premature lambs…
Category: Medicine
Can an exoskeleton and virtual reality help people with paralysis?
A team of scientists based in Sao Paulo, Brazil have been working with a number of patients classed as having…
What is the placebo effect?
Put simply, a placebo is something that seems to be a medical treatment but isn’t. Sugar pills are one of…
Giant rats can be used to sniff out tuberculosis
Tuberulosis (pronounced too-ber-kew-LO-sis and also known as TB) is the second most deadly infectious disease in the world, killing around 2…
How do painkillers work?
When you injure yourself you feel pain. Imagine you’ve touched something hot and burned your hand – the damaged cells…
What does ‘antibiotic-resistance’ mean?
It has been known for millennia that certain kinds of fungus and mould can be helpful when treating infections and…
How does local anaesthetic work?
This question was asked by Albatross class at Swiss Gardens Primary School, Shoreham, UK. ‘Anaesthetic’ (pronounced ann-ass-thet-ik) comes from a Greek…
Prosthetic hands you can control with your mind
It sounds like something from science fiction but it’s been announced that 3 Austrian men have had their non-functioning hands…