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16-Jun-08

Robot knee and hip replacements

"British doctors have helped to create a surgical robot that will revolutionise treatment for the 160,000 people a year who are given a new knee or hip."


30-May-08

Scientists move a step closer to mind-reading

Scientists have developed a method for reading a person's mind using brain scans.


4-Apr-08

Can microwaves help us to beat breast cancer?

What's the connection between detecting enemy missiles and treating breast cancer? For electrical engineer Dr Alan Fenn at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory near Boston, the answer is microwaves.


26-Mar-08

Eye-controlled robot may make heart surgery safer

"British researchers are developing a medical robot which can work out the intentions of a surgeon performing an operation, making surgery easier and more precise."


26-Mar-08

Breast MRI scans 'commonly wrong'

"Lumps detected in women at a high risk of breast cancer using hi-tech MRI scans overwhelmingly turn out to be false alarms, a Dutch study suggests."


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