8 Promising Medical Research from
2013
The year 2013 had a remarkable impact on healthcare
that has mounted the expectations of millions worldwide to witness its
consequences in 2014.
·
Insulin
Pills: Just 3 to 5 years away
A
revolutionary innovation in diabetes treatment was the recent introduction of
insulin pills that promise to replace timely administration of painful insulin
injections.
·
The
landmark case of Mississippi baby who was cured of HIV
The year
2013 saw the case of a child being ‘functionally cured of HIV.’ The infant
(now, popularly known as Mississippi baby) was diagnosed with HIV at birth and
was given rigorous antiretroviral treatment soon after.
·
Genetically modified (GM)
mosquitoes to reduce the chances of dengue
Early this
year, researchers suggested that genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes,
developed by altering specific genes, can be used to reduce the number of
mosquitoes transmitting dengue.
·
A new imaging technique
that can make the brain transparent
CLARITY
(Clear, Lipid-exchanged, Anatomically Rigid, Imaging ), a
breakthrough imaging technique that was published in the journal Nature, opened
up new possibilities for neuroscientists by eliminating the most challenging
obstacle to traditional brain imaging procedures.
·
A single dose of HPV
vaccination found equivalent to 3 doses
A Canadian
research suggested that a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
is as good as three doses of the same vaccine to protect women against HPV
infection.
·
Stem cells from cloned
human embryos to make therapeutic cloning possible
Just
imagine the possibility of cloning yourself to replace any of your tissues in
future. Yes! It’s now possible. After repeated attempts and years of failure, a
milestone in stem cell research was achieved by researchers at Oregon Health
& Science University, who successfully extracted stem cells from cloned
human embryos.
·
Scientists
will soon find a new vaccine to cure tuberculosis
A study
published in the journal Nature Medicine highlighted the path towards the
development of new vaccines to prevent the hard-to-treat infections.
·
Anastrozole drug to prevent
breast cancer
A study by
Australian researchers showed the drug anastrozole reduced the chances of
development of breast cancer in post-menopausal women, having a family history
of breast cancer, by 50 percent.
Source:
http://health.india.com 27.12.2013
Google Glass
– the surgeon’s new best friend?
In what
could turn out to be a major breakthrough in the surgical world, an orthopedic
surgeon at the University of Alabama-Birmingham prepared for a shoulder
replacement surgery using, surprisingly, the Google Glass. Google’s
contribution to technology can let an expert lend a helping hand in the
operating room, even when he or she is in another part of the world, CBS
News reported.
Dr Brent Ponce acquired the help of Dr Phani Dantuluri, who
was 150 miles away in Atlanta, during the shoulder replacement procedure. Dr
Dantuluri could not only see, but actually offer her virtual help to Ponce who
wore the wearable computer that sent a live video of the procedure via a
built-in camera. Ponce described first putting on the Google Glass as a ‘little
bit of a light bulb experience’
Source:
http://health.india.com
27.12.2013
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