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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 transplant within the next 2 years. Now, a 30-year-old Russian man is set to become the first person to undergo the procedure. The HEAVEN-GEMINI procedure – which is estimated to take 100 surgeons around
Best to sleep on it: brain activity patterns during sleep consolidate memory
Why does sleeping on it help? This is the question tackled by new research at the University of Bristol, which reveals how brain activity during sleep sorts through the huge number of experiences we encounter every day, filing only the important information in memory. The new discoveries, made by researchers from Bristol’s Centre for Synaptic
Research Suggests Zika Can Move from Mom to Fetus
WENESDAY, Feb. 17, 2016 ( Health Day News) – In a finding that suggests the Zika virus can move from a pregnant woman to her unborn child, Brazilian researchers report the virus was present in the amniotic fluid of two women whose infants were diagnosed with the birth defect microcephaly. “Previous studies have identified Zika