Medical

A "bi-sensory" treatment combining precisely timed sound and touch has shown impressive results in reducing people's experience of tinnitus, a common and debilitating form of hearing damage that presents as an incessant ringing sound in the ears.

For many, Monday means the weekend's over and it's back to work. Now, there's something else to worry about. Research has found that the most life-threatening type of heart attack is more likely to occur on a Monday than any other day of the week.

Researchers have created a magnetically controlled capsule that is ‘driven’ around the stomach using joysticks, taking images of areas of interest. It's unlike other pill cams that rely on the gut's motility and gravity to get around.

A new clinical trial has found that an eye drop commonly used before eye exams may be a safe and effective way of slowing the progression of nearsightedness in children, a condition that can lead to visual impairment later in life.

Researchers have used microparticle therapy to boost the number of ‘good’ immune cells, reversing nerve cell damage in mice with MS-like symptoms. The finding may to lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.

Most wound dressings simply cover the injury and perhaps also kill harmful bacteria. The PAINT system goes much further, as it incorporates a pen that could one day allow doctors to paint a gelatinous healing ink right into wounds.

Surgery to remove brain tumors comes with risks, one being that it may cause damage to the surrounding tissues. Researchers have found that biomarkers found in the blood are a useful new tool for tracking brain tissue damage on a cellular level.

Looking at more than 30,000 people who'd suffered a heart attack, it was found they also had a steady, quicker decline in cognition, memory and executive function in the years that followed. And the medical world doesn't yet know why.

Researchers have confirmed what Indigenous Australians already knew: native plants have great healing properties. Two plants have been found to heal wounds quickly and efficiently, paving the way for the use of more plant-based therapeutic treatments.

While it's very important for some people to monitor their blood pressure, individuals living in impoverished regions may not have access to an arm-cuff-equipped clinic. A simple new device could help, as it works with the patient's own smartphone.

Age-related hearing loss impacts one in three adults aged 64 to 75 in the US, and around half of these cases are down to faulty genes. Using older animals to mirror a human study, scientists successfully reversed hearing loss caused by one such gene.

A gene called MYC is implicated in the majority of cancers, but unfortunately it’s often considered “undruggable.” In a new study scientists have developed a molecule that chops up the RNA of this gene, effectively clearing cancer in mice.

Heart failure can be caused by multiple factors, requiring different treatments. Researchers have trained machine learning models using a large dataset to identify five subtypes of heart failure, which may improve risk prediction and treatment.

Researchers have converted stomach stem cells into insulin-producing cells that respond to changes in blood glucose levels. The discovery could mean that one day, diabetics produce their own insulin instead of relying on injections.

In order to get tested for sleep apnea, patients have to spend a night sleeping at a clinic with numerous hard-wired sensors stuck to their skin. A new facial patch system however, could soon allow those people to spend the night in their own bed.