Medicine
A New Model for Defeating Cancer: CAR T Cells
Some advanced cancers can now be successfully treated by synthetic immune cells that are more powerful and longer-lasting than any found in the body
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Biotech
China to Permit Lab Poised to Study World's Most Dangerous Pathogens
Maximum-security biolab is part of a plan to build more of these facilities across the country
Biotech
6 Takeaways from the CRISPR Patent Decision
The landmark ruling will have ripple effects
Biotech
Disputed CRISPR Patents Stay with Broad Institute, U.S. Panel Rules
Three judges have released their decision
Biotech
U.S. Science Advisers Outline Path to Genetically Modified Babies
Edited embryos should be allowed in specific contexts, National Academies say
Biotech
These Microscopic Bots Could Swim through the Bloodstream to Deliver Drugs
Chemists create micro swimmers that can be controlled by light
Biotech
This Bra Offers Emergency Support
Ig Nobel Prize creator Marc Abrahams shows off this unusual disaster-preparedness device before a night discussing humor and science at the 92nd Street Y.
Engineering
1967: Gene Therapy Might Cure Many Illnesses; 1867: The Grandeur of Public Architecture
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
Public Health
Rapid-Response Vaccines for Epidemic Outbreaks
Trevor Mundel, president of global health at the Gates Foundation, talks to Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette DiChristina about the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the efforts to create vaccine platforms for rapid responses to epidemics...
Public Health
Shortages of One Obscure Atom, Key to Medical Scans, Are about to Endanger Millions
Millions of patients depend on a rare radioactive form of one element to scan them for disease. But the old nuclear reactors that make it are shutting down
Biotech
New Exosuit Fabric Could Boost Mobility in People with Disabilities
Knitting and weaving artificial muscles could help create soft exoskeletons that people with disabilities could wear under their clothes to help them walk, according to new research
Biotech
Gene-Edited Animals Face U.S. Regulatory Crackdown
Last-minute proposal would address CRISPR and other cutting-edge technologies
Biotech
New System Could Connect Cell Phones to Real Cells and Treat Disease
Cells, as medicine, now can be switched on and off with electricity
Biotech
Prionlike Protein Spotted in Bacteria for First Time
Animals, plants and fungi may also harbor these infectious agents
Fitness
Fitness Bracelets May Warn of Serious Illness
Baseline data on body rhythms can make the wrist monitors work like “check engine” lights, a new study suggests
Medicine
5 Big Mysteries about CRISPR's Origins
Where did it come from? How do organisms use it without self-destructing? And what else can it do?
Computing
The Hidden Trade in Our Medical Data: Why We Should Worry
For-profit companies use our anonymized medical data in a huge secondary market. Advances in computing make it increasingly possible for outsiders to identify people from among the hundreds of millions of patients in dossiers, putting intimate secrets about our bodies and minds at risk...
Biotech
Fact or Fiction?: Vaccines Are Dangerous
Overwhelming medical evidence shows that negative side effects are rare and minor
Biotech
The String and Paper Centrifuge
This toy-inspired centrifuge could enable medical testing in remote locations, and costs just 20 cents to make. This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 10, 2017...
Medicine
Obama versus Trump: 5 Medical and Science Stances
In some areas the next administration's approach may be more of the same
