Brain Transplant: Is It Feasible?
Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol The neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced in 2015 that he could soon be capable of performing the world’s first human head transplant procedure. This would mean that it would…
Doctors remove live eel from man’s abdomen
Surgeons in Vietnam performed a critical rescue by extracting a 30-centimeter eel still alive from a patient’s abdominal cavity, where it had caused serious intestinal damage. On March 20, a 34-year-old man was…
Brainwaves: Distinct Directions for Memory and Recall
The brain tissue, flexible and complex, performs its functions through a symphony of brain waves. While diverse activities are performed simultaneously, the method by which the brain prevents interference between different wave frequencies…
Pig kidney transplanted into a living human
In a remarkable medical breakthrough, a genetically modified pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human patient. The pioneering procedure promises new hope for those awaiting organ transplants. The patient, a 62-year-old…
Submerged island found off the coast of Brazil
On the floor of the South Atlantic Ocean lies a vast submerged island, a reliquary of a prehistoric era that may hold the key to a treasure trove of rare earth elements and…