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Nanoparticle anti-cancer vaccine shown to be effective against triple negative breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and melanoma in mouse model study.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 28, 2025 Source:This experimental “super vaccine” stopped cancer cold in the lab Reference:Super-adjuvant nanoparticles for platform cancer vaccination
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New drug that stimulates new tooth regrowth entering human trials
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 2, 2025 Source:New drug that stimulates natural tooth regrowth is entering human trials Reference:Japanese Scientists Begin Human Trials for Tooth Regrowth Drug Ravi, V., Murashima-Suginami, A., Kiso, H., Tokita, Y., Huang, C.L., Bessho, K., Takagi, J., Sugai, M., Tabata, Y., Takahashi, K. Advances in tooth agenesis and tooth regeneration. Regenerative…
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Research into synthetic corneas continues apace with results forthcoming within the next year.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 29, 2025 Source:Israel to Perform First Synthetic Cornea Transplant, Returning Sight to Blind The story about Israel performing the first synthetic cornea transplant refers to the groundbreaking work by CorNeat Vision, an Israeli startup, which developed the CorNeat KPro, a synthetic cornea designed to restore sight in patients with corneal…
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World’s first spinal cord transplant to take place in Israel, could allow patients to walk again
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2025 Source:World’s first spinal cord transplant to take place in Israel, could allow patients to walk again
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Spinal implant reconnects walking circuit pathway in rat. Still a ways before human device developed but it is encouraging and excellent bioengineering.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 30, 2025 Source:A tiny implant just helped paralyzed rats walk again—is human recovery next? Reference:Daily electric field treatment improves functional outcomes after thoracic contusion spinal cord injury in rats
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Scientists ‘3D Print’ Material Deep Inside The Body Using Ultrasound
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 20, 2025 Source:Scientists ‘3D Print’ Material Deep Inside The Body Using Ultrasound Reference:Imaging-guided deep tissue in vivo sound printing
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New StemCell-Derived ‘Heart Patch’ Could Help Solve the Transplant Shortage
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 11, 2025 Source:New ‘Heart Patch’ Could Help Solve the Transplant Shortage Reference:Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans
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Canada’s first tooth-in-eye surgeries could restore North Vancouver man’s vision
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2025 Source:‘It’s absolutely mind blowing’: Canada’s first tooth-in-eye surgeries could restore North Vancouver man’s vision
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Newly identified cartilage cells will hopefully see clinical use for facial reconstruction when the tech is developed to grow them into resilient parts.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 14, 2025 Source:These Newly Identified Cells Could Change the Face of Plastic Surgery Reference:A long-ignored skeletal tissue filled with oil