They create transgenic pig to donate organs to humans

The future of organ transplants is heading to take a different direction to the one that has so far led. This is because a team of South Korean scientists got genetically modify a pork in order to...

They discover stem cells in lungs

American and English scientists believe they have discovered stem cells In the lungs that could be used for a wide variety of tissues, This could open new doors to treat emphysema and other diseases,...

They develop artificial eye with natural movements

Students of the National Polytechnic Institute developed a bionic eye prosthesis with the ability to perform movements synchronized with the natural eye, without neglecting the aesthetics of the...

Visual impairment will not be a risk factor when driving

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 285 million people suffer from some type of visual disability in the world, like the glaucoma, waterfall and the macular...

They create corneas with stem cells

Recently, the transplant of cornea it was the only way to prevent a patient from permanently losing his sight, coupled with it, the long waiting line for a transplant and the shortage of donation of...

Two new ways to detect Alzheimer's

Researchers discovered two new ways to detect Alzheimer's: the first is based on the observation of changes in the eyes and the second in the falls of a person. These investigations were presented...

Trial and error are the best learning method

Contrary to what previous scientific work indicated, about what to make mistakes during the learning harms the performance of the memory in older adults, and that passive learning is better suited to...

Print jaw in 3D

The science it advances very fast to benefit the health of human beings; an example of this is the 3D printing of a jaw, which was transplanted in an 83-year-old woman, by a group of Dutch doctors....

Stamp-sized laboratory

How to provide medical services cheap to those who need it most and can not afford the cost of going to a health center?The project in which you work George Whitesides and his team is creating a...

Stem cells can regenerate damaged tissue

The cellular therapy, process in which they are implemented new cells In a tissue, to be able to treat a serious disease, it is an alternative of greater importance for the future of medicine, since...

Gluten free? This sensor will tell you ...

If you have ever had the doubt of how to know what foods contain gluten, soon it will be very easy to solve it, since there is a very practical invention that will tell you.Gluten is a group of...

Driver's license for organ donors

The Secretary of Transport and Roads of the DF,Armando Quintero, said that starting in the last week of June, thedriver's license of the Federal District will have the legend "donor of organs"with...

INC creates first virtual classroom in Latin America

The National Institute of Cardiology(INC) "Ignacio Chávez" creates the first virtual classroom in Mexico and Latin America to promote the training and qualification of teachers and medical...

Genetic manipulation is not so simple

Many diseases arise when certain anomalies at genome of the cell or the production of proteins is altered; therefore, if that damaged section could be removed and instead insert a correct one, many...

Brain pacemaker as a treatment for Parkinson's

The quality of life of nearly 50 thousand Mexicans with Parkinson's disease could improve with the implementation of the brain pacemaker, a device that treats the disease from inside the brain.The...

Vaccines favor immunological memory

Our body is able to develop an immunological memory to protect the immune system from infections generated by viruses or bacteria such as pneumococcus. Dr. Alejandro Escobar, specialist in...

Bad breath may reflect the state of our health

People who care about your breath he usually brushes his teeth or takes a mint, but scientists in Ohio say there are features in the breath that point to diseases hepatic, kidney, cardiac and...

Brain neurostimulator oción to control Parkinson's

The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), makes timely diagnosis and control of this highly disabling disease, with the aim that the people who suffer from it control and, in some cases, with...

Microchip can detect cancer in one hour

Scientists have developed a microchip that can adhere to a smart cell phone and is able to diagnose cancer tumors in about an hour, according to the study published by the medical journal Science...

100% verifiable

Scientists of the Johns Hopkins University Medicine they developed the "Pacemaker" what is a pacemaker brain against Alzheimer's, whose function is to reverse the cognitive decline associated with...