Researchers from the University of Nottingham and Harvard University have developed therapeutic synthetic, light-curable, biomaterials for dental treatments that support native dental stem cells inside teeth to repair and regenerate dentin. This regenerative treatment is expected to have a huge positive effect on visits to the dentist. http://www.newsweek.com/dental-fillings-heal-teeth-stem-cells-harvard-cavities-477415
Apple's next software update for the the iPhone will make it easier to register as an organ donor. Apple is adding the new feature to its Health app. Users will be able to sign up to become organ, eye, and tissue donors with a few taps. Registrations submitted on the iPhone will be sent straight to the National Donate Life Registry in the US. https://nr.apple.com/dE4B8r0n4K
This swimming headband was designed by a physician to keep earplugs in place. It's useful for children and adults with ear tubes or grommets and those prone to ear infections. It should help protect against swimmer's ear and surfer's ear.
www.earbandit.com
The new Cancer Moonshot initiative aims to bring about 10 years of advances in cancer research in 5 years, making more therapies available to more patients, while also improving our ability to prevent cancer and detect it at an early stage. The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) have received funding of $6 million from the NSW State Government to support collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (USA).
http://www.garvan.org.au/news/news/nsw-government-funding-a-booster-for-the-cancer-moonshot
The Garvan Institute has launched Australia's first clinical whole-genome sequencing service. This new service will help hundreds of thousands of Australians who currently live with a genetic condition, many of which are rare and challenging to diagnose. It will increase the diagnosis rates of these conditions from around 20 per cent to 40 - 60 per cent. One test will put an end to the long and complicated journey to diagnosis that many families currently endure. www.genome.one
Three human trials of a "universal cancer vaccine" have been successfully conducted by scientists at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. They are now progressing to larger clinical trials which will take a few years. Their research is based on recent developments in medicine which have given us new ways to fight back?including using our own immune system, known as immunotherapy,
