#medical-breakthroughs tag

These Life-Changing Inventions Were Happy Accidents

Many major inventions were discovered accidentally, producing life-changing products such as antibiotics, Viagra, chocolate chips, blood thinners (warfarin), and smoke detectors.

Public health

fromBuzzFeed

1 month ago

People Are Sharing Positive Things Happening In The US, From Free School Lunches To Beating Cancer

Quiet acts of kindness, medical advances, personal triumphs, and community progress provide ongoing reasons for hope and evidence of good news.

Canada news

fromThe Walrus

2 months ago

The Walrus Talks Innovation Nation | The Walrus

Canadian university research is driving innovation into real-world solutions across medicine, climate, artificial intelligence, and the national economy.

Science

fromIndependent

4 months ago

Luke O'Neill: The babies born with DNA from two mothers and one father - and how it could save their lives

A new method allows for the replacement of faulty DNA, preventing mitochondrial diseases in children.

Health

fromenglish.elpais.com

4 months ago

Charles Rice, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine: It's a crime that a drug exists that could cure everyone yet not everybody has access to it'

Charles Rice's discovery of the hepatitis C virus has led to significant advancements in treatment and the saving of millions of lives.

#gene-editing

fromHarvard Gazette

5 months ago

OMG science

Science that gives humans more say over their destinies - Harvard Gazette

fromwww.npr.org

6 months ago

OMG science

A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder

OMG science

fromHarvard Gazette

5 months ago

Science that gives humans more say over their destinies - Harvard Gazette

David Liu's gene-editing technologies demonstrate significant potential, notably in treating a severe genetic condition using CRISPR for the first time.

OMG science

fromwww.npr.org

6 months ago

A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder

Doctors have successfully treated a baby with a rare genetic disorder using bespoke gene-editing therapy, showing promising early results.

more#gene-editing

London startup

fromwww.independent.co.uk

7 months ago

The game changer' heart failure treatment that cuts deaths by two thirds

A new treatment for heart failure significantly reduces deaths and hospital readmissions, marking a breakthrough in patient care.

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These Life-Changing Inventions Were Happy Accidents

People Are Sharing Positive Things Happening In The US, From Free School Lunches To Beating Cancer

The Walrus Talks Innovation Nation | The Walrus

Luke O'Neill: The babies born with DNA from two mothers and one father - and how it could save their lives

Charles Rice, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine: It's a crime that a drug exists that could cure everyone yet not everybody has access to it'

Science that gives humans more say over their destinies - Harvard Gazette

A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder

Science that gives humans more say over their destinies - Harvard Gazette

A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder

The game changer' heart failure treatment that cuts deaths by two thirds

#medical-breakthroughs
#medical-breakthroughs