Medicine
A Robot May One Day Draw Your Blood
Scientists have developed a "venipuncture robot" that can automatically draw blood and perform lab tests, no humans needed
Should We Share Human Cancer Treatments With Tumorous Turtles?
They may be key to saving wild sea turtles from tumors associated with turtle-specific herpes
New "Immunobiotic" Could Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
The drug, which combines antibiotics and the body's immune system, shows promise in early stages of testing
Florence Sabin Pioneered Her Way in Medical Science, Then Made Sure Other Women Could Do the Same
A scientist and so much more, she helped lay the groundwork for curing tuberculosis but still found time to promote women doctors
Study Suggests There's No Limit on Longevity, But Getting Super Old Is Still Tough
After the age of 105, the odds of dying plateau, meaning it's possible to live beyond the current record of 123 years
Why the Skeleton of the "Irish Giant" Could Be Buried at Sea
Activists want the bones of Charles Byrne to be buried according to his wishes
Childhood Virus May Have a Role in Alzheimer's Disease
A study of 1,000 brains found two common types of herpes viruses were more prevalent in those suffering from the dementia-inducing disease
Newly Unearthed Civil War Bones Speak Silently to the Grim Aftermath of Battle
What the amputated limbs and full skeletons of a Manassas burial pit tell us about wartime surgical practices
Inca Skull Surgeons Had Better Success Rates Than American Civil War Doctors
Survival rates among later Inca cultures was significantly higher. However, the 19th-century soldiers were facing trauma caused by industrial-age warfare
The Woman Who Challenged the Idea that Black Communities Were Destined for Disease
A physician and activist, Rebecca J. Cole became a leading voice in medical social services
How Putting Organs on Chips Could Revolutionize Medicine
Scientists are now working to connect these ersatz "organs" together into systems
This Handheld Device Could Print New Skin Onto Burn Victims
The machine prints sheets of a skin substitute directly onto burn wounds, potentially making skin grafting faster, cheaper and easier
Hitler's Teeth Confirm He Died in 1945
The first examination of Hitler's teeth permitted in 70 years shows the complicated dental work matches the Fuhrer's medical records
The Case for Charles Dickens, the Science Communicator
A new exhibition dives into the Victorian novelist's passion for science
Can an Experimental Ebola Vaccine Put a Stop to the Latest Outbreak?
Over 4,000 doses of the vaccine have arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
These Lizards Evolved Toxic Green Blood
The strange trait has developed four separate times and may protect the skinks from certain malaria strains
Doctors 'Grow' Ear for Transplant in Patient's Forearm
The procedure is rare, but could potentially help many more patients who experience similar bodily damage
Famed for “Immortal” Cells, Henrietta Lacks is Immortalized in Portraiture
Lacks's cells gave rise to medical miracles, but ethical questions of propriety and ownership continue to swirl
A Hangover Pill Is Working on Drunk Mice
The new antidote may lower blood alcohol levels, helping a hangover and preventing alcohol overdose deaths
The Legendary Sultan Saladin Was Likely Killed by Typhoid
Reviewing historical accounts of his death, doctors and historians believe his sweating fits and weakness were brought on by the bacterial infection
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