Mind & Brain
Brain Stimulation May Alleviate Severe Depression, but Full Recovery Takes Time
This blog is the last in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.
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Health
Inside the 4 U.S. Biocontainment Hospitals That Are Stopping Ebola [Video]
Four small but well-equipped wards across the U.S. provide a front line of treatment for highly infectious diseases and bioterrorism attacks
Mind & Brain
Simply Shining a Light Can Reveal the Brain's Structure
This blog is the fifth in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.
Environment
Indian Vultures Are Dying for Some Good News
When a species experiences catastrophic population declines as high as 99.9 percent, any bit of good news is cause for celebration—even if the news isn’t exactly great.
Health
The Ebola Outbreak: Hopeful News from the Front Lines
The coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by U.S. media has often seemed unremittingly grim. So it was with some trepidation that I boarded a plane for Sierra Leone.
Biotech
Movies Made Inside a Living Cell
A new microscope can show chromosomes moving within a cell or tiny changes in a growing embryo.
Health
Why Ebola is a Wake Up for Infection Control
Just as the CDC’s and other experts’ thoughts on Ebola and infection control have evolved with experience, mine have taken a slight twist as well.
Mind & Brain
Can General Anesthesia Trigger Dementia?
Scientists try to untangle the relationship between a temporary effect and a permanent condition
Mind & Brain
The Risks and Rewards of Trancranial Direct Current Stimulation
This blog is the fourth in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.
Health
Aren't Cancer Cells the Worst?
I try to find humor in some unfunny places, but I was never sure how to approach cancer. I first did a comic about cancer genes for my book What’s in Your Genes?, which seems to find the happy place between facts and silliness...
Mind & Brain
Expert Cancer Care May Soon Be Everywhere, Thanks to Watson
This blog is the first in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.
Health
Nurses’ Unions Call for Better Ebola Support from CDC
Two of the nation’s largest nursing unions blast the CDC’s handling of U.S. Ebola cases and ask for more resources and hands-on training
Health
Why Do Eye Muscles Function in ALS as Other Muscles Waste Away?
As the first ice-bucket challenge funds are disbursed, researchers also hope to solve the puzzle of why certain muscles escape the ravages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a detail that might lead to new treatments...
Carnivorous Plant Inspires Anticlotting Medical Devices
By copying aspects of the slick surfaces of insect-catching pitcher plants, researchers created tubes that can carry blood without promoting the formation of blood clots or bacterial attachment...
Particle Physics
Let's Get Small: A Panel on Nanoscience
Scientific American senior editor Josh Fischman joins nanoscience researchers Shana Kelly, Yamuna Krishnan, Benjamin Bratton, along with moderator Bridget Kendall from the BBC World Service program The Forum
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EPA Approves Dow's Enlist Herbicide for GMOs
By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval on Wednesday to a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences that has faced broad opposition, ordering a series of restrictions to address potential environmental and health hazards...
Health
CDC Launches Ebola Response Team
In the two days since the second U.S. Ebola patient was diagnosed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has assembled a new team to battle the threat of Ebola.
Smart Bandage Warns of Wound-Healing Problems
Chemicals make fabric glow red if there is not enough oxygen
Ebola Spread Shows Flaws in Protective Gear and Procedures
A Spanish nurse who contracted the virus is just one of hundreds infected while battling the deadly disease, often with substandard equipment and safety protocols
Health
Scientific American Science in Action Winner Kenneth Shinozuka
It’s no secret to Scientific American readers that we feel a special obligation to support the next generation of science enthusiasts, whom we hope to inspire both with our science coverage and our education initiatives, including the Scientific American Science in Action Award, powered by the Google Science Fair...
