Roosevelt Island was once home to the founders of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), not to mention important studies of malaria, frostbite and saltwater consumption
A collaboration with an Israeli University will incubate start-ups from an East River island with a colorful past
In his new book, cardiologist Eric Topol explores the ways in which the digital age is transforming medicine
Electroencephalography used to require a person to sit still while a computer tracked the brain's electrical impulses. A newer technology untethers this research
Researchers are baffled by the worldwide increase in type 1 diabetes, the less common form of the disease
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Digital health care apps, especially via smart phones, are offering users unprecedented control over their health behaviors. Larry Greenemeier reports
The obese may soon have a new tool to curb hunger
New imaging techniques are helping scientists see what’s really going on in your mouth
Some lab-bred GM mosquitoes can survive in the wild, green groups say, but the bug-maker calls that assertion 'inaccurate'
The race for genomes-in-a-day heats up as two companies promise this service by the end of 2012
Analysis of social media and Internet news reports can enable researchers to track a disease outbreak faster than conventional medical notifications. Cynthia Graber reports
For the first time, the polio virus has disappeared from the country for 12 months, but it could still be re-imported from neighboring nations that continue to fight the devastating disease...
True sufferers are often troubled—and yet time and treatment can often improve their lives
What a positive result really means
Researchers have created a potentially pain-free drug delivery system that uses an array of micro-needles made of silk protein to get under the skin. Sophie Bushwick reports
A wearable video camera may be able to slow the ravages of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers created a tough, light, flexible material, called shrilk, based on the proteins and structure of the surface covering of insects. Cynthia Graber reports
Help researchers use bioinformatics to better study the origins of certain genetic diseases
