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 …