Nightmare fuel? Maybe - but in a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do it.
Researchers have developed technology that creates nanoscale sacs containing a compartment within a compartment, like a Russian matryoshka doll. The novel tech is capable of delivering two drugs simultaneously or at different times.
A type 1 diabetic dad is 1.8 times more likely to pass the condition on to his kids than a type 1 diabetic mom, who, research suggests, confers long-term protection against it. The findings open the door to developing new ways of preventing type 1 .. ...
We know diet and lifestyle play a huge role in the onset of diseases and the management of many medical conditions, but for a lot of us, making long-term changes is easier said than done. But researchers have now demonstrated that eating a plant ...
A single injection of a new, off-the-shelf stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis significantly improved pain and function for up to 12 months in 75% of participants involved in a clinical trial. The treatment also has the potential to halt the .. ...
While it's great to get a full gym workout, most people don't have the space or the money to put all that equipment in their home. The GymPad Bench is the latest product to offer a solution to that problem, by packing multiple exercise machines into ...
Researchers have combined the bacteria-killing actions of two classes of antibiotics into one, demonstrating that their new dual-action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance (almost) an impossibility.
One dose of a new treatment, delivered by nasal spray, clears away build-ups of the toxic tau protein associated with Alzheimer's disease from inside brain cells, improving memory, according to new research. It paves the way for new treatments for .. ...
If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then a new study suggests upsizing this to a fruit salad may offer even more - by significantly lowering the risk of depressive symptoms with age. It's the latest in a growing body of evidence that points to . ...
Let's face it, dietary fiber is not the most scintillating topic, even though for the last 50 years it's been well accepted that it's valuable for good gut health. But we're now coming to understand that fiber itself is an umbrella term, and one ...