Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the University of Southern California improved thinking and restored decision-making in five monkeys using an electrode array implanted into their prefrontal cortex-the area of the brain responsible for planning and decision-making.

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Scientists make 'sonic screwdriver'

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Scientists claim to be a step closer to reversing the ageing process after rejuvenating worn out organs in elderly mice. The experimental treatment developed by researchers at Harvard Medical School turned weak and feeble old mice into healthy animals by regenerating their aged bodies ( Read more... )

Wayne State medical invention may help clean up Gulf oil leak
By Vince Lamb, Detroit Science News Examiner

A process originally designed to increase oxygen levels in the blood of heart attack patients without creating bubbles may be used to break down the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico.

The technology, called DynamOx, short for Dynamic Oxygen, ( Read more... )

Bionic feet for amputee cat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10404251.stm

A cat that had its back feet severed by a combine harvester has been given two prosthetic limbs in a pioneering operation by a UK vet.The new feet are custom- ( Read more... )

Modern dentistry has eliminated much of the "ouch!" from getting a shot of local anesthetic. Now a new discovery may replace the needle used to give local anesthetic in the dentist's chair for many procedures. Scientists are reporting evidence that a common local anesthetic, when administered to the nose as nose drops or a nasal spray, travels ( Read more... )

Research offers promise for diabeticsApril 15, 2010|By Thomas H. Maugh II ( Read more... )

Researchers in Japan have designed a super-elastic iron alloy which they hope can be used in sophisticated heart and brain surgeries and even buildings in earthquake zones.In a paper published on Friday in the journal Science, the researchers said the metal's super-elasticity allows it to return to its original form and gives it additional ( Read more... )

Hello. I was not going to post here so soon but then I saw this and the community here might find it interesting.

Inhabitat: Scientists Use 3D Printer to Create First “Printed” Human Vein

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