Thoughts and stories from the world of medicine from Inside Chris’s head

Are "Fat People" Jolly Afterall?

Filed Under: Medicine, Science

According to a story reported on by the diet blog: Well, a new study claims that those who pack on more pounds are actually more sociable and less anxious than people who [...]

Education Does Not Prevent Alzheimer's

Filed Under: Medicine

As someone who is educated and middle-aged a recent study on how Alzheimer’s effects educated people is not good news “A person with 16 years of schooling might experience memory decline 50 [...]

Brain-Injured Man Speaks After 6 Years

Filed Under: Medicine

I always have an eye out for new wonderful things happening in the world of medicine. This is the most interesting story I have seen in a while: A brain-damaged man who [...]

Woman with Bionic Arm Regains Sense of Touch

Filed Under: Medicine

In the coolest news I have heard out of the medical community is this story from the Telegraph: A woman fitted with the world’s first “bionic arm” controlled by thought alone has [...]

Blue Jean Dye Kills Cancer Cells

Filed Under: Medicine

So jeans are not long just a Silicon Valley fashion statement, they cure cancer. Let’s see a 3 piece suit do that. The dye in your blue jeans could soon be used [...]

1st Woman With Bionic Arm

1st Woman With Bionic Arm

Filed Under: Medicine

As reality gets closer to science fiction The Washington Journal reports about Claudia Mitchell who has become the first woman to receive a bionic arm: Mitchell, who lives in Ellicott City, is [...]

Green Tea Extract Shows Positive Signs For People With Blood Cancer

Filed Under: Medicine

Stories that give hope in the war against cancer always make my day: A decline in cancerous cells in the bodies of those with blood cancer was observed after a certain period [...]

World's Smallest camera

World's Smallest camera

Filed Under: Medicine, Photography

Some stories about technology are hard to swallow. This story about a camera that is small enough to swallow would be an exception. The camera is designed to work as part of [...]

Scientists help bodies grow new organs

Filed Under: Medicine

OK, this is just cool: A team of scientists and surgeons at a Melbourne hospital has developed a method of growing new organs within a patient’s body. read more | digg story

Regenerating the Ear's Hearing Cells

Filed Under: Medicine

This is the most exciting medical news for rock and roll fans I have heard in some time. It is not a cure for cancer, but it does offer hope for the [...]