Apple are currently working secretly on a project to develop wearable devices that can monitor blood sugar levels for diabetics without the need for using finger sticks. The idea was conceived by Steve Jobs, the company founder. Apple have gathered together a team of biomedical engineers from companies like Masimo, Sano, Medtronic, C8 Medisensors, and …
A groundbreaking new toothpaste has been developed by Dr. Kazue Yamagishi of the FAP Dental Institute in Japan which helps to do away with drillings and cavity fillings. It contains components that mimic the natural enamel in teeth and repairs cracks in teeth. A chemical inside the paste known as crystalline calcium phosphate dilutes the …
It has been recently discovered that Metformin, an inexpensive drug used for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, may prove effective for treating cancer as well. Metformin treats diabetes by helping the body to use insulin more effectively and it also lowers glucose production in the liver. Studies have found that people taking it are …
There is speculation that a man in Spain may have sexually transmitted the Zika virus to his wife. The middle-aged couple had gone to the Maldives for a ten—day vacation in February of this year according to a report. Both were bitten by mosquitos on the trip and the man manifested symptoms of the Zika …
Most senior citizens prefer the familiarity of living in their own homes as they grow older rather than in nursing homes. The number of citizens over the age of 60 is likely to double between 2012 and 2050 according to the United States Census. The majority have concerns about getting medical help, particularly if they …