16-01-27 In October 2015, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Universidad de Sucre in Colombia ran the first tests confirming the presence of Zika virus transmission in the South American country. In a study published today [Jan...

16-01-20 Chinese scientists have developed a new bioartificial liver that can help liver failure patients survive long enough for an organ transplant. 中国科学家已研制出一套生物人工肝，该装置可以帮助肝功能衰竭病人在肝脏移植手术前存活足够长的时间。 Designed t...

15-12-02 Stroke patients are more likely to regain their cognitive functions if they speak more than one language, new research has discovered. 最新研究发现，如果中风患者会说不只一种语言，那么他们更有可能恢复认知能力。 A study of more than 600 stroke victims...

15-11-24 The most detailed analysis yet of the role germline mutations in genes associated with cancer predisposition play in the development of childhood cancer suggests that comprehensive genomic screening may be warranted on all pediatric cancer patients,...

15-11-06 A new treatment for suicidal patients in South Korea involves locking them up in wooden coffins. The fake death experience apparently helps students appreciate life better after confronting a simulated version of their last moments. 韩国出现自杀倾向...

15-10-13 An estimated seven to ten million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease (PD), which is an incurable and progressive disease of the nervous system affecting movement and cognitive function. More than half of PD patients develop progres...

15-09-28 Patients with recurrent lung cancer have better post-surgery survival rates if their management includes a follow-up programme based on computer tomography (CT) of the chest, according to new findings. The findings, presented at the ERS Internationa...

15-09-28 Vienna, Austria: Aspirin improves survival in patients with tumours situated throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, results from a large study in The Netherlands show. This is the first time that survival data from patients with tumours in diff...

15-09-20 Boston researchers have developed a supercomputer they claim can predict with 96% probability if a patient is about to die. 波士顿的研究人员发明了一种超级计算机，据说能预测病人是不是快要死亡，准确性高达96%。 The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...

15-09-05 The hot desert sands seem the most unlikely place to 'take a bath' in the height of summer but locals in western Egypt believe it is the natural way to cure many medical conditions. 炎炎夏日，炎热的沙漠似乎是最不可能洗浴的地方，但是埃及西部的当地居...