Health
Ebola Crisis Could Fuel Measles Outbreak in West Africa
Gaps in immunization could cause as many deaths as the current epidemic itself
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Fitness
Beyond Resveratrol: The Anti-Aging NAD Fad
Whenever I see my 10-year-old daughter brimming over with so much energy that she jumps up in the middle of supper to run around the table, I think to myself, “those young mitochondria.” Mitochondria are our cells’ energy dynamos...
Technology
Exotic Micropumps and Gels Offer Hope for Hearing Disorders
New inner-ear drug delivery systems could stop relentless ringing or restore lost sound sensitivity
Biotech
Three Biotech Solutions for Knee Repair
New techniques in orthopedic surgery aim to unleash the body's own healing power
Under What Circumstances Do We Find Robots Trustworthy?
Each year it seems a little less like science fiction to ask your phone for advice about local chinese food or trust your car to get you to a new location.
Mind & Brain
Dog of the Dead: The Science of Canine Cadaver Detection
There are many reasons to seek help from a dog trainer, and Cat Warren confronted almost all of them when a new puppy came barreling into her life.
Biotech
Engineering the Human Microbiome Shows Promise for Treating Disease
Synthetic biology may lead to the creation of smart microbes that can detect and treat disease
Fitness
How Microbes Keep Us Healthy [Infographic]
The gut houses trillions of microbes. Here's what they do
Biotech
Microbiome Research May Soon Pay Off Big
Effective interventions may come before all the research is in
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2015
What innovations are leaping out of the labs to shape the world in powerful ways? Identifying those compelling innovations is the charge of the Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies, one of the World Economic Forum’s network of expert communities that form the Global Agenda Councils, which today released its Top 10 List of Emerging Technologies for [...]..
Health
Genes and Microbes Influence One Another, Scientists Find
Evidence that genes shape the microbiome may point to new treatments for common diseases
Technology
Reverse the Odds
Analyze real cancer data by playing a mobile game
Health
How Designers Can Improve Health Care For Everyone
The last place anyone expects to find a designer is in a hospital, clinic or operating room, but those are exactly the spaces where I embed myself.
Mind & Brain
Pain Cases May Usher Brain Scans into the Courtroom
Questions surround whether brain-scan measures of whether someone is in pain are reliable enough to be used in legal proceedings
Health
Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Tests Inch Forward, but Treatments Are Still Lacking
Researchers are trying to develop ways to more quickly and accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s, which might lead to better treatments and understanding in the future
Health
Microbes in the Gut Are Essential to Our Well-Being
Revelations about the role of the human microbiome in our lives have begun to shake the foundations of medicine and nutrition
Health
An Electrical Off-Switch for Disease [Video]
Stimulator devices can tweak nervous system activity to turn down inflammation or treat other effects of disease
Health
FDA Knew Devices Spread Fatal "Superbug"
Regulators have known since at least 2009 that medical devices at the center of the outbreak at UCLA can transmit lethal infections but have not recommended new safety requirements...
Technology
Contact Lens Binoculars Are in Sight
Researchers revealed their latest prototype contact lenses that magnify vision almost three times with the wink of an eye. Larry Greenemeier reports
Health
179 Patients Possibly Exposed to "Superbug" from Endoscopies
A large Los Angeles public hospital has notified scores of patients they were possibly exposed to a drug-resistant "superbug" during procedures that infected 7 and may have contributed to 2 deaths...
