Medical Tech

RNA therapy an effective alternative to lifelong, painful eye injections

An RNA-editing gene therapy has been developed that switches off the key driv-er of common eye conditions affecting diabetics and the elderly. The researchers...

Weight-loss pill passes important safety trial

In good news for those averse to injections, GLP-1 agonist medication is a step closer to being offered in oral pill form, with AstraZeneca...

Clever coating for medical devices stops clots by imitating a blood vessel

When a patient’s blood flows through catheters, stents or other medical devices, there’s always a risk that harmful clots may form. An experimental new...

Glioblastoma: New treatment attacks brain tumors from multiple angles

Glioblastoma is the most common kind of malignant brain tumor in adults. So far, no treatment has been able to make this aggressive tumor...

Wearable zaps infections by targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria

As more bacteria that cause diseases become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, we need more ways to fight off infections. That's where this new patch...

Parkinson’s disease may one day be treated with a shot of magnetic discs

Although brain-implanted electrodes do help minimize the effects of Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders, implanting and activating those electrodes can be a tricky...