Medical Technology

The largest for-profit U.S. hospital operator said a procedure for removing uterine fibroids that has been linked to the spread of cancer will no longer be performed at its facilities

One area of brain science that has drawn intense interest in recent years is the study of what psychologists call reconsolidation—a ponderous technical term that, once translated, means giving yourself a second chance.

Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: November 21, 1914 From the Scientific American Supplement issue of November 21, 1914, we note, "The first object of an army in war is to disperse or destroy the enemy, but a correlative duty is the care of its own men when wounded or otherwise [...]

People who donate money or fundraise for a cause are often silent heroes. However, unlike many fundraising efforts, it's readily apparent who's participating in one that's currently taking the nation by its facial hair.

Denial, violence and fear make it difficult to stamp out Ebola in west Africa

As fewer people get sick, the trials may need to include more participants than planned to deliver usable results

A Colombian university is providing regular workshops on brain basics and genetics to grade schoolers from families who face a high risk of developing Alzheimer's in the prime of life from a rare genetic mutation.

DNA-based memory can record multiple inputs from engineered gene circuits

Research into depression has struggled whereas studies of cancer have thrived. The balance could be shifting

A first-of-its-kind study finds it’s possible to analyze snake DNA left in a bite victim’s wound to identify the species—and thus the correct antivenom. Dina Fine Maron reports

 

Nil by mouth, they say. But your tongue is so dry it sticks to the roof of your mouth. Your throat is sore from having a breathing tube down it for a couple of hours.

The lethal virus is killing health care workers and causing ripple effects for pregnant women in west Africa