Shanghai: Recently, in China, gene therapy was performed on hearing impaired children, as a result of which the children miraculously recovered their hearing. According to media reports, specific gene therapy was tested in Shanghai on 5 children who were completely deaf. Hearing recovery was observed in both ears of all children after gene therapy. Additionally,…
Photo Social Media. In America’s first living human pig kidney transplant, a 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease was transplanted with a genetically modified pig kidney. It is reported that in the past, experts have transplanted pig kidneys into brain-dead people. Officials at Massachusetts General Hospital say the four-hour surgery, performed March 16, marks a…
Scientists have successfully experimented with growing beef cells in rice grains to make cheap and environmentally friendly food. Scientists have developed a new type of hybrid food by growing ‘fleshy’ rice which they say will prove to be a cheap and environmentally friendly source of protein. According to the BBC report, researchers from South Korea’s…
Doctors of Jinnah Hospital under the leadership of Professor Shahid Rasool performed robotic surgery—Photo: Express News Karachi: For the first time in the history of Pakistan, robotic surgery was performed on people suffering from diabetes and obesity at Jinnah Hospital Karachi. Professor Shahid Rasool, head of Jinnah Hospital, claims that after this robotic surgery, patients…
—File photo It is said that at a young age, a child learns and remembers things quickly, while with age, learning ability and memory are affected. Parents should pay special attention to their children from today to make them a successful person in their future and teach them such skills that can be useful in…
Pisa, Italy: Scientists have developed a prosthetic hand for people with hand disabilities that is equipped with sensors that give the wearer a sense of the actual temperature of objects. According to media reports, researchers in Italy tested this artificial limb on a man named Fabrizio who lost his right hand in an accident a…
London: An eight-year-old girl has been spared a lifetime of medication thanks to the UK’s first ever stem cell transplant. According to media reports, 8-year-old Aditi Shankar had a kidney transplant, but his immune system was rejecting it. And for the dysfunction of the system, the girl had to take medicines for life. Doctors told…
Karachi: Son Valley of Koh Namak is considered a beautiful tourist destination due to the surrounding mountains, beautiful lakes and the large number of birds landing on the shores and tourists from all over the country are drawn here, but climate change has affected this very unique ecosystem (Eco system) has also been compromised. The…
A University of California scientist is using drones to spray mosquito-repellent bacterial seeds that have helped control human-hating insects. Photo: AP California: A unique task has been taken from drones in America. This time they are spraying mosquitoes with extraordinary success. Small particles have been sprayed by drones on ponds, wetlands and submerged grasses in…
The Wagner Group, which rebelled against Russia, ended the rebellion after successful negotiations and announced the deployment of troops back to Ukraine. The head of the Wagner group says that Russia was bleeding on both sides, so the field campus has been turned again. The president of Belarus, who negotiated the issue, says that the…
