Throughout history, strange medical practices that we might consider gross or inhumane today have been used to cure the ailments of others.
From bloodletting to eating powdered mummies, humanity has believed in the curative powers of odd techniques and tonics...
A large international study conducted over 10 years found that radiation therapy after mastectomy did not improve survival for women with early-stage breast cancer considered at ‘intermediate risk,’ calling into question a long-standing component of post-surgical treatment for many...
Researchers at NYU Langone Health said Wednesday that an experimental drug that blocks a key protein can trigger a form of self-destruction in lung cancer cells and dramatically slow tumor growth in mice, a finding published Nov. 5 in...
When anthropologists first uncovered an ancient skull in the Paliokastro area of Thasos, Greece, they were astounded to find that research later confirmed evidence of advanced surgical procedures.
The skull, which dates from the early Byzantine period -- the fourth...
Researchers at the University of Cambridge say they have produced human blood cells in the laboratory by using self-organizing, embryo-like structures that mimic key steps of very early human development.
The team created three-dimensional models they call “hematoids” from human...
Psychiatrists have proposed a new personality called the "otrovert," which refers to a person who does not look inward like an introvert or outward like an extrovert. Instead, the otrovert orients differently from those around them. Psychiatrist Rami Kaminski...
A team of surgeons in China has successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a human for the first time. Researchers indicate this is a significant step towards clinical trials of animal-to-human lung transplants.
The left lung, taken from...
In a landmark move for Greek higher education, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom have signed a preliminary agreement to establish Greece's first Joint (Dual) Undergraduate Degree Program...
An American baby, KJ Muldoon, born with a rare and life-threatening genetic disease, is growing normally after undergoing the first successful personalized gene therapy.
In a new study, researchers report that the baby is among the first humans to receive...
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic—a drug widely known for treating diabetes and aiding weight loss—may also help people suffering from a severe form of fatty liver disease, according to new research published in the New England...
