July 9, 2013
It’s no longer shocking to hear of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—and others simply facing a big test—taking ADHD medicine to boost their performance in school. But new studies point to a problem: There’s little evidence that the drugs actually … Read More
July 3, 2013
Telescopic contact lenses magnify 2.8x, and could help those suffering from macular degeneration. (UPI )
July 2, 2013
Dr Sergio Canavero believes that the technology now exists that will allow surgeons to carry out the Frankenstein-style procedure, which has been tested out on animals since 1970. (Telegraph)
July 1, 2013
This week I attended, a “Stakeholder Conference†focusing on cosmetic surgery tourism. The event was organised by the research team at the University of Leeds which is delivering the ESRC funded research project, “Sun, Sea, Sand and Siliconeâ€. (IMTJ)
June 25, 2013
Although the United States and Brazil are the top two countries in sheer number of plastic surgeries performed, China and Japan are numbers three and four, according to the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. South Korea, with a population … Read More
June 21, 2013
An Australian-based biomedical company has approached sports scientists and doctors, including those at AFL clubs, spruiking contentious ”frontier” stem cell treatment to help players recover from injury. The developmental and largely unproven treatment, banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency if … Read More
June 20, 2013
Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google, believes we will be able to upload our entire brains to computers within the next 32 years – an event known as singularity. Our ‘fragile’ human body parts will be replaced by machine … Read More
June 17, 2013
Bertolt Meyer’s amazing bionic hand controlled by an iPhone app is a glimpse of the advances being made in prosthetics. But in years to come, will everyone want one? (The Guardian)
June 17, 2013
Science is sending us towards a posthuman future. We need to decide if that’s where we should be going. (The Guardian)
June 14, 2013
Electronic devices have been used for decades to help doctors track our brain waves, register our beating hearts, and restore hearing to the deaf. Now, a mix of nanoelectronics experts, materials scientists, and neuroscientists are creating ultrasmall, flexible, and stretchable … Read More
June 13, 2013
As our technologies take us from the theoretical to the practical, a number of thorny moral quandaries remain unanswered. Here are important unresolved ethical questions that are on the verge of becoming highly relevant. (Io9)
June 11, 2013
Electronic components are invading the body. In the lab, cling wrap–like circuitry draped over the hearts of test animals can track the activity of each of the heart’s four chambers and kill tissue that initiate potentially deadly arrhythmias. Other arrays … Read More
June 10, 2013
Terming researches in gene-doping detection as promising, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has hoped that a reliable test could be ready for the Rio summer Olympic Games. (Business Standard)
June 7, 2013
It should be within our rights to take our own lives when the circumstances warrant it. That means we must be prepared to accept laws in favor of assisted suicide. This becomes even more important in light of potential technologies … Read More
June 7, 2013
Anti-doping experts reported progress Thursday in the search for a reliable test for gene doping, although they still don’t know when it will be ready for use in competition. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist said a test would be … Read More
June 6, 2013
As I sat, unable to understand the words reverberating off the ancient stone walls of Scotland’s Iona Abbey, my wife noticed a hearing assistance sign with a “T†and nudged me to turn on the “telecoils†in my new aids. … Read More
June 4, 2013
Melillo is one of the first people with lower limb paralysis to try out MindWalker – the world’s first exoskeleton that aims to enable paralysed and locked-in people to walk using only their mind. (New Scientist)
May 31, 2013
Drooping eyelids may seem like an inevitable effect of getting older, but sagging eyelids not only age a person’s face, they can impair peripheral vision too. Removing the excess skin through surgery can both improve vision and result in a … Read More
May 22, 2013
The number of Botox procedures among 20-somethings rose 8 percent in 2012 to 92,955 from the prior year, according to the 2012 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. (ABC News)
May 21, 2013
The popularity of Platelet-Rich-Plasma (PRP) has escalated as many high profile elite athletes from a diverse array of sports have opted for this treatment. (Sacramento Bee) Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/20/5433345/sports-medicine-new-frontiers.html#storylink=cpy
May 20, 2013
Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland now uses the latest technology in prosthetic hands to chop vegetables, pick up tiny items like Skittles, and comb and iron press her hair. (CNN)
May 15, 2013
The villain in “Inferno,†Brown’s sixth novel, follows a movement called transhumanism. Brown, 48, who spent more than two years in Florence researching the book, has been interested in the controversial concept of transhumanism for years. (Today)
May 14, 2013
Revenge plastic surgery is becoming more common. A 2011 survey by the Transform Plastic Surgery Group in the United Kingdom found that over a quarter (26%) of their patients were recently divorced women, while 11% were newly single men. (CNN)
May 10, 2013
In 2013, neither Barry Bonds nor Roger Clemens made the Baseball Hall of Fame, even with their clearly superior records, because they used steroids. This was despite the fact that, as a New York Times editorial put it, the Hall … Read More
May 10, 2013
The 12-year veteran will also “receive autologous stem cell injections” next week to help stimulate the regeneration of tissue in his knees. (L.A. Times)
