Medicine
How a Captain Morgan Advertisement Inspired an Emergency Room Technique
Captain Morgan, hip fixer
How Not to Win a Nobel Prize
A search through the Nobel archives shows how the history of the famous prize is filled with near misses and flukes
Scientists Can Now Sequence a Human’s Genome in 26 Hours
New tools cut sequencing time almost in half
A Popular Coral for Home Aquariums Can Release Deadly Toxin
The coral produces a toxic mist that can cause serious health problems
Millions of Americans Are Getting Lost in Translation During Hospital Visits
Miscommunication due to language barriers is a growing health care issue, and technologies to aid interpretation are racing to keep up
How Vaccines, a Collective Triumph of Modern Medicine, Conquered the World's Diseases
Smithsonian curators present a virtual tour of several objects from the collections that revolutionized public health care
The Nose Job Dates Back to the 6th Century B.C.
But for a long time, the nose was built up instead of shaved down
These Plastic Canopies Could Save Thousands of Babies
Researchers have developed sunlight-filtering canopies as a low-tech treatment for jaundice in newborns
Scientists Manipulate Common Plants to Produce Cancer Drugs
Stanford researchers have figured out how to transfer a rare plant's chemical "assembly line" into a cheap, common lab plant
The Future of Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants
Could a genetically engineered pig heart one day function in a person?
How Is Brain Surgery Like Flying? Put On a Headset to Find Out
A device made for gaming helps brain surgeons plan and execute delicate surgeries with extreme precision
This Exoskeleton Is Actually Controlled by the Wearer's Thoughts
Engineer Jose Contreras-Vidal's "brain-machine interface" uses electrical activity in a person's brain to move a robotic exoskeleton
Why A Single Vial Of Antivenom Can Cost $14,000
It’s not because all antivenom is expensive to make.
Test Your Restaurant Meal for Allergens in Two Minutes
Nima, a handheld food analyzer, can test for gluten on the spot
To Save His Dying Sister-In-Law, Charles Lindbergh Invented a Medical Device
The famous aviator’s biography is incomplete without the story of how the aviator worked to perfect his glass-chambered perfusion pump
Can This App Predict Your Headache?
Migraine Buddy is one of a growing number of apps that use big data to help consumers manage their health issues
This Box Can Bring Dead Hearts Back To Life
The device could widen pool for heart transplants, but raises ethical questions
Ask Smithsonian: How Does Skin Heal?
The skin is an organ system that is unique to each individual, so not everyone heals the same way
Baby’s Cells Can Manipulate Mom’s Body for Decades
An evolutionary approach may help scientists understand why mothers become genetic chimeras and how that affects their health
Knut the Polar Bear’s Mysterious Death Finally Solved
The famed Berlin Zoo bear suffered from an autoimmune disease that until now has only been known to occur in humans
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