Shame on the tooth fairy for hoarding centuries' worth of people's teeth! Guess she (or he?) was right on the money all this time. A recent discovery made by Japanese scientists may finally break all ethical obstacles of stem cell research. Instead of cultivating the stem cells from human embryos, the team has found that suitable cells extracted from teeth may be used to develop and grow other types of cells in a laboratory. It's the modern world's wonder cure, baby! Open wiiiiiide.

Scientists from the University of Reading were able integrate a suspension of rat brain cells inside a robot in an effort to study the learning process of neurons. Through the study, scientists hope to observe how memories are laid down and perhaps provide some insight into diseases such as Alzheimer's. Find out more about the rat-brained robot in the full article.

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.