A new discovery by Michigan State University scientists suggests that a common medication used to treat glaucoma could also be used to treat tuberculosis, even the drug-resistant kind. The researchers have discovered…
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New technology ends finger pricking for people with diabetes
A team at University of Leeds have developed a new technology which uses a small device with low-powered lasers to measure blood glucose levels without penetrating the skin. It could give people…
Gene therapy restores hearing in mice with genetic deafness
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital have restored hearing in mice that have a genetic form of deafness. They have published their work online in the journal Science Translational…
MIT researchers reveal brainwave changes in patients receiving nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas,” has been used in anesthesiology practice since the 1800s, but the way it works to create altered states is not well understood. In a study…
Kokoon EEG headphones help you to sleep better by monitoring brainwaves
A kickstarter-backed start-up “Kokoon” has come up with an innovative headphone that can help you to sleep better by monitoring the brainwaves. Kokoon is a pair of really comfortable EEG-sensing, Bluetooth headphones…