Granted, mobile phones are usually utilized for communication purposes. Recently, however, these gadgets have taken on an entirely new role: that of saving lives when medical practitioners aren't physically around. The key word here is telemedicine. Find out all about it in the full article after the jump.

 Here's an update on the developments circulating around optical implants: the first ever pair of bionic eyes were successfully implanted. The doctors responsible for this operation utilized pea-sized cameras which allows the blind to see. Find out more on this in the full article.

If Honda's experimental walking assist device design will push through, it will definitely signal a new hope for the elderly or those who have weakened leg muscles to walk again. After all, much has been devoted in this research that began back in 1999. More on this after the jump!

A mouse's skin has been found to play a role in sensing oxygen levels around its environment. Knowing how pivotal rats are in the study of human diseases, these findings have positive implications once again for man. Head over the full article for more details.

If you thought drinking reptile blood to gain an athletic edge was icky, you may be surprised how much medical value there actually is in the practice. Alligator blood has some pretty awesome infection-fighting abilities, and drugs made from it can even help treat AIDS and organ transplant patients. More details after the jump.

No matter how pesky rats may seem in our homes, we can't deny how helpful they are in our fight with diseases. After being studied to cure liver cirrhosis, rats are now pivotal once again in the research against Parkinson's disease. More details after the jump.

Today, people have a general knowledge on the effects of taking in recreational drugs. Well, in the days when society had no clue, experiments were carried out by curious scientists. We encountered the list of the top five recreational drugs experiment. Check out the list in the full article.

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that having a brain biopsy when you're ill is risky. Sometimes, though, the procedure of drilling through the skull to examine it in hopes of finding is necessary. Doctors want to change that, and they're closing in on an alternative with good old MRI technology, plus some genetics in action. Hit the jump for the full story.

Researchers from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have found out that cloning is a useful technique when they treated mice with Parkinson's Disease. This is the first time animals have been treated with their own cloned cells. More details of their research in the full article.

A lot of people hate going to the doctor's (that includes me). Not because doctors are particularly unfriendly. It's the needles. This bit of news would make a lot of people feel better about going to the doctor's though: imagine that instead of having to deal with needles for blood tests, all you have to do is spit? It may not be that long from now. Read more in the full article.