Health
Help for the Brokenhearted: Wearable, Biosynthetic and 'Beatless' Artificial Hearts
Cow-machine hybrids and continuous-flow technologies are helping people survive devastating heart failure
How Long Will You Live? Ask Your Friends
A medical personality quiz started in the 1930s shows how your best pals may know more about your health than you do
Trained in CPR? This Life-Saving App Could Make You a Superhero
When someone is experiencing cardiac arrest, PulsePoint sends alerts to CPR-certified invidividuals nearby
New Exhibit Showcases the Power of Light in Our Everyday Lives
The open-source show "LIGHT: Beyond the Bulb" crosses disciplines to show the many ways photonics has improved our lives
Toenail Physics Explains Why Big Toes Are More Likely to Suffer Ingrown Nails
The delicate balancing act between stresses of growth and adhesion can help demystify some painful nail disorders
Meet the Friendly Virus That Might Actually Be Good For You
Many people carry it, but it doesn’t make you sick and could actually fight against viruses like HIV and Ebola
Hacking the Human Body With Temporary Tattoos and Tiny Implants
Using electrical charges to treat diseases, from diabetes to obesity, is picking up speed
The Ohio Measles Outbreak Wasn’t Caused by "Anti-Vaxxers" But by an Amish Traveler
Blaming the anti-vaccination movement for an uptick in measles is oversimplification
How Halitosis Became a Medical Condition With a "Cure"
Bad breath wasn’t perceived as a medical condition until one company realized that it could help them sell mouthwash
Three Stanford Graduates Are Matching Unused Prescriptions With Patients Who Need Them
Unopened drugs—billions of dollars worth—are trashed in this country each year. What if they instead went to the 50 million who can't afford them?
Sugar Is Causing Girls to Get Their Periods Sooner
Why shunning soda might help reduce premature puberty rates
A Universal Flu Vaccine May Be On the Horizon
Choosing the viral targets for the seasonal flu vaccine is a gamble. Sometimes, like this year, the flu wins
Want a Better Memory in 30 Years? Go to Sleep Now
Catching some ZZZs today could help your memory stay fresh into old age
Is Orange Juice More Nutritious?
New research challenges the assumption that fruit trumps juice
Angry Tweets Help Twitter Detect Heart Disease Risk
New research shows that Twitter can detect not just viruses, but long-term public health problems
This Smart Stethoscope Attachment Could Lead to More Accurate Diagnoses
Eko Core clips on to existing stethoscopes and lets physicians share heart sounds through their smartphones and the Web
Deaf People Could Soon Hear... Through Their Tongues
Prototype retainer could be a more cost-effective alternative to cochlear implants
Not Exercising Is Worse for You Than Being Obese
A large-scale study estimates that twice as many deaths can be chalked up to lack of exercise than can be blamed on being obese
Social Media Is Not Making You a Ball of Stress
But perhaps unsurprisingly, Facebook and Twitter can cause stress to spread when bad things happen to friends and family
It’s Cheaper to Make Diabetes Test Strips of Silk Than of Paper in India
Skilled handloom weavers and abundant silk hold the key for an innovative solution
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