30-year-old Russian man volunteers for world's first human head transplant
In February, Medical News Today reported that an Italian surgeon is to announce updated plans to conduct the world's first human head...
World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation
Johannesburg, South Africa — A 36-year-old man has undergone the world’s first successful head transplant. The ground-breaking operation...
Ovary removal linked with 62% reduction in BRCA1-related breast cancer deaths
A new study has found that removal of the ovaries is associated with a 62% reduction in deaths from breast cancer among breast cancer...
World's First Successful Penis Transplant: Man Receives New Sex Organ After 9-Hour Surgery In So
Doctors in South Africa have performed the world’s first successful penis transplant on a 21-year-old man who lost his penis after a...
Functional HIV Cure Step Closer To Reality With FDA Approval Of Clinical Human Trials
A possible “functional cure” for HIV has recently been granted FDA approval for further human testing. The method uses genetic...
Around 9% of adults with access to firearms have anger problems
A sudy co-authored by researchers from Duke, Harvard and Columbia universities in the US has found that nearly 1 in 10 adults (9%) have...
