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No More Expensive Treatments? Scientists Create Cancer-Fighting Cells Inside Body
Researchers at the University of California have developed a method to engineer cancer-fighting T cells that bypasses costly lab procedures.
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Medical Breakthrough: 62-Year-Old Woman Regains Ability To Walk After Complex Knee Replacement Surgery
A woman who had to crawl to move around for several years due to a severe knee deformity caused by rheumatoid arthritis can stand and walk again due to a complex robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery at a private hospital in Gurugram.
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First Living HIV-Positive Donor Provides Kidney For Transplant In Medical Breakthrough
The donor, 35-year-old Nina Martinez, and the recipient, who chose to remain anonymous, are recovering in the hospital after Monday's surgery, doctors said. The recipient no longer needs kidney dialysis for the first time in a year.
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Indian American Develops Breakthrough Therapy For Sepsis
Sepsis is a condition of bacterial infection that spreads fast and leads to organ failure. But a therapy was developed by a team led by an American professor of Indian origin, Pinaki Panigrahi.
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Yes, Good Things Happened In 2016
Last week, Ashley Feinberg, a writer at the website Deadspin and a prolific social media user, dug up and retweeted messages various Americans had sent out at the end of 2015. "2015 was the worst year 2016 cannot get worse," read one. "I'm so ready for 2016 man I'm so over 2015," read another.
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World's First 'Feeling' Leg Prosthesis Offers New Hope to Amputees
The world's first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real limb and fighting phantom pain will be unveiled by researchers in Vienna on today.
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No More Expensive Treatments? Scientists Create Cancer-Fighting Cells Inside Body
Researchers at the University of California have developed a method to engineer cancer-fighting T cells that bypasses costly lab procedures.
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Medical Breakthrough: 62-Year-Old Woman Regains Ability To Walk After Complex Knee Replacement Surgery
A woman who had to crawl to move around for several years due to a severe knee deformity caused by rheumatoid arthritis can stand and walk again due to a complex robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery at a private hospital in Gurugram.
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First Living HIV-Positive Donor Provides Kidney For Transplant In Medical Breakthrough
The donor, 35-year-old Nina Martinez, and the recipient, who chose to remain anonymous, are recovering in the hospital after Monday's surgery, doctors said. The recipient no longer needs kidney dialysis for the first time in a year.
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Indian American Develops Breakthrough Therapy For Sepsis
Sepsis is a condition of bacterial infection that spreads fast and leads to organ failure. But a therapy was developed by a team led by an American professor of Indian origin, Pinaki Panigrahi.
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Yes, Good Things Happened In 2016
Last week, Ashley Feinberg, a writer at the website Deadspin and a prolific social media user, dug up and retweeted messages various Americans had sent out at the end of 2015. "2015 was the worst year 2016 cannot get worse," read one. "I'm so ready for 2016 man I'm so over 2015," read another.
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World's First 'Feeling' Leg Prosthesis Offers New Hope to Amputees
The world's first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real limb and fighting phantom pain will be unveiled by researchers in Vienna on today.
