Medical Technology

The organs, grown from the patients' own cells, are showing normal functions for the four young women

A Japanese researcher stands by her claim to be able to produce stem cells using an acid bath or mechanical stress

A new wearable sensor stores and transmits motion data and delivers drugs

New genome sequencing recommendation will enable patients to opt out of testing 

Targeting a microRNA in liver cells could disable a silent killer

In my last blog post, I said one of the things I like so much about MedlinePlus (a service of the National Library of Medicine, or NLM) is that "the medical librarians at the NLM have already done a lot of the heavy lifting for you." I thought I'd give more detail about what I [...]

Despite what some critics say, brain imaging holds plenty of promise for real solutions to treating mental disorders

Being an informed patient is, in many ways, tougher than ever. A tsunami of material is freely available on the Internet nowadays, from medical datasets to research papers to instructive videos.

Some researchers argue that it is too early to dismiss potential benefits

Medical implants would monitor vital signs or dispense therapies before vanishing

It may not be marked on your calendar, but today, March 24 is World TB Day , created to remind people of the massive global health problem caused by tuberculosis.

Act I: An ounce of “prevention.” “Prevention is better than cure.” Aphorisms like this go back a long way. And most of our dramatic triumphs against disease come from prevention: clean water, making roads and workplaces safer, antiseptic routines in hospital, reducing smoking, immunization, stemming the spread of HIV.