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A panel of 60 health experts creates a short list of easy-to-use devices and treatments that could dramatically improve global health
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Researchers at Duke University have enhanced the mind power of monkeys and rats by linking their brains together
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Developed by Oxford scientists, SmartSpecs capture real time images and enhance the contrast for legally blind users
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A startup called CrowdMed asks volunteer detectives to study cases of patients with symptoms that baffle doctors
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An outspoken Harvard neuroscientist is tackling the wondrous challenge of understanding the workings of the brain
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Engineers at Drexel University are developing micro-swimmers that loosen arterial plaque and release drugs into the bloodstream to prevent future buildup
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Students at Johns Hopkins University have created an at-home brain-stimulating device to ease Parkinson's symptoms
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Two Stanford graduates are the brains behind Joyable, a startup that pairs users with coaches to tackle social challenges
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From medicines to jet fuel, we have so many reasons to celebrate the microbes we live with every day
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In a new era of personalized medicine, advanced models are better preparing surgeons for what they will encounter in the operating room
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Take a dose of this bacteria, genetically altered by scientists at MIT, and your urine will glow if liver cancer is present
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A new crop of health wearables aims to keep users hydrated
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Tested on mice, the rolled mesh fits inside a syringe and unfurls to monitor brain activity
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The cognitive computing system makes for an ideal sidekick—in museums, kitchens, hospitals and classrooms
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Outdoor retailer MSR and global health non-profit PATH have teamed up to create on-demand chlorine to fight waterborne illness in Africa
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Matthew Walker thinks there may be a way to simulate deep sleep—vital for memory—by sending a low current to a person's brain
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Tunnels, drains and other wastewater structures to explore, from ancient Rome to present-day New York
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Valkee is releasing the Human Charger, a new gadget that beams light through a user's ears
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With just one click, RapidSOS sends GPS and medical information to emergency dispatchers
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It's old blood, not old bones, that makes fracture healing difficult among the elderly
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