Currently, the only treatment available for kidney failure is dialysis and ultimately a kidney transplant.  But those options may soon be a thing of the past. A team of U.S. researchers led by Dr. Shuvo Roy of the University of California San Francisco has just revealed the first prototype of an implantable artificial kidney. Previously [...]

After years of experiments, a Canadian researcher, Dr. May Griffith, from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, has developed a synthetic cornea that has been successfully transplanted into the eyes of 10 Swedish patients.  Griffith says the work was done in Sweden because she could not raise enough money in Canada nor could she find a [...]

The study compared patients who received wellness education and stretching exercises with those who practiced tai chi for 12 weeks. The tai chi group saw their fibromyalgia become much less severe and their quality of life was improved. They slept better, felt better, had less pain, had more energy, and had better physical and mental [...]

In response to a challenge by billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, 40 of the nation’s wealthiest individuals — including Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison and “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas — said Wednesday they will give at least half their assets to charity.  Paul G. Allan and Michael R. Bloomberg have also [...]