Electronics
Fitness Bands Fail on Calorie Counts
Activity trackers accurately reckon heart rate—but they're way off in estimates of energy expenditure. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Medicine
FDA Clears First Cancer Drug Based on Genetics of Disease, Not Tumor Location
Diseases with these traits occur throughout the body
Biotech
Menstrual Cycle “on a Chip” Offers a New Window into Female Physiology
Researchers have completed the first laboratory model of the human female reproductive cycle
Biotech
Lab-Grown Blood Stem Cells Produced at Last
Two research teams cook up recipe to make long-sought cells in mice and people
Biotech
Scientists Dismayed as Texas Leans into Unproved Stem Cell Treatments
Three bills under consideration in the state would make it easier to try unapproved therapies
Neuroscience
Restoring Movement and Hope after Paralysis
One man’s journey to overcome his injury with the help of a cutting-edge brain-machine interface
Health
Scientists Gather for Genome Writing Conference, but Funding Is Scarce
More than 250 attendees are meeting in New York City to discuss synthesizing genomes from scratch
Medicine
Can Zapping the Vagus Nerve Jump-Start Immunity?
An experimental procedure is exposing links between nervous and immune systems
Biotech
"Mini-Me" Brains Mimic Disease, Raise Hope for Eventual Therapies
These lab creations may provides hunts about autism or other disorders
Biotech
Brave New Wool? Artificial Womb Sustains Premature Lambs for Weeks
The technology may someday help babies born in their second trimester survive
Medicine
Disabled Hands Successfully Replaced with Bionic Prosthetics
If they can brave a voluntary amputation, people with a disabled, nerve-damaged hand can now have it surgically replaced
Health
Fountain of Youth? Young Blood Infusions “Rejuvenate” Old Mice
Elderly rodents that received human umbilical cord blood improved significantly in memory tests
Biotech
Unnatural Responsibilities
Synthetic biology offers unusual rewards and risks
Biotech
Japanese Automakers Look to Robots to Aid the Elderly
As car sales fall companies are looking to expand into the handicap assistance market
Fitness
Should You Get Screened for Prostate Cancer?
New guidance updates a 2012 recommendation
Medicine
Microbes with Rewired DNA Turn into Patient-Saving Drugs
By reprogramming DNA inside harmful microbes, biologists are turning them into patient-saving drugs
Biotech
Too Much Information? FDA Clears 23AndMe to Sell Home Genetic Tests for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
The controversial step will significantly expand direct-to-consumer testing—but what if the news is bad?
Biotech
Clot-Grabbing Devices Offer Better Stroke Outcomes
Insights from patient follow up may fuel changes in care
Biotech
Seeking Pig Organs for Human Transplants
Researchers want to employ CRISPR to solve a huge health care problem
Public Health
Time to Worry about Anthrax Again
Recent insights into a long-ago accident show just how deadly bioweapons can be
