World's First Recipient Of Self-Sustaining Artificial Heart Making Excellent Recovery In France

A 75-year-old Frenchman with terminal heart disease continues to recover after a successful implantation Dec. 18 with a revolutionary new artificial heart. More...

Where Alzheimer's Starts and How It Spreads

Using high-resolution functional MRI (fMRI) imaging in patients with Alzheimer's disease and in mouse models of the disease, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have clarified three fundamental issues about Alzheimer's: where it starts, why it starts there, and how it spreads. More...

Ancient Cranial Surgery: Practice of Drilling Holes in the Cranium That Dates Back Thousands of Years

Cranial surgery is tricky business, even under 21st-century conditions (think aseptic environment, specialized surgical instruments and copious amounts of pain medication both during and afterward). More...

3-D Tissue Printing: Cells from the Eye Inkjet-Printed for the First Time

A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time. More...

Activating Pathway Could Lead To A Cure For Baldness

A new study, published in Cell Stem Cell, identifies a molecular pathway that can be activated to prompt hair growth of dormant hair follicles, or blocked to prevent growth of unwanted hair. More...

Pills of the Future: Nanoparticles; Researchers Design Drug-Carrying Nanoparticles That Can Be Taken Orally

Drugs delivered by nanoparticles hold promise for targeted treatment of many diseases, including cancer. More...