Feel that face transplant
Although she can’t smile properly yet, the recipient of the world’s first face transplant is doing well, according to the first scientific report of the operation. The transplant team says in The Lancet that Isabelle Dinoire can now feel sensation in her face, proof that nerves from the transplanted tissue are connecting with her own.
New front against malaria
Astemizole, an antihistamine drug on the market in many Asian countries, has shown promise against resistant forms of malaria, say researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. The drug worked well in…
