Thursday 2 August 2018
Brain 'Plasticity': Boy OK After Drastic Surgery
The boy's intellect, visual perception and object recognition skills have all remained age-appropriate, even with a large portion of his brain gone.
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'Moderate' Drinking May Protect Brain
Middle-aged people who drink moderately -- no more than a glass of wine a day -- may have a relatively lower risk of developing dementia later in life.
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Wednesday 1 August 2018
Bioengineered Lungs Transplanted Into Pigs
The lungs, which were tissue-matched to each individual pig, were grown in the laboratory. Each pig received one bioengineered lung and retained an original lung.
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Germs Gaining Resistance to Hand Gels in Hospitals
This family of bacteria account for a tenth of hospital-acquired bacterial infections worldwide, and are the fourth and fifth leading cause of blood poisoning in North America and Europe, respectively.
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