Medicine
These Two Mutations Turned Not-so-Deadly Bacteria Into the Plague
The ancestor of the bacterium responsible for the Black Plague isn’t nearly as deadly
Meet the Doctor Who Convinced America to Sober Up
Meet Benjamin Rush, father of the temperance movement, signer of the Declaration of Independence
Can You Crack a Medical Mystery?
A startup called CrowdMed asks volunteer detectives to study cases of patients with symptoms that baffle doctors
The First Human Clinical Trial of Synthetic Blood Will Begin Soon
People could receive artificial blood transfusions as early as 2017
There is Now a 12-Week Online Program for Overcoming Social Anxiety
Two Stanford graduates are the brains behind Joyable, a startup that pairs users with coaches to tackle social challenges
In Sweden the Blood Bank Will Text You When Your Blood is Used
Stockholm’s blood bank uses text messages and Facebook posts to remind donors to give again
Some 19th-Century Physicians Thought Music Could Infect the Brain
When it comes to music in the brain, medicine has come a long way
Six Ways the Civil War Changed American Medicine
150 years ago, the historic conflict forced doctors to get creative and to reframe the way they thought about medicine
Doctors Can Study 3D Printed Models of Your Organs Before Surgery
In a new era of personalized medicine, advanced models are better preparing surgeons for what they will encounter in the operating room
Does Dieting Actually Make Your Stomach Shrink?
Not exactly, says science—stretchiness and psychology seem to play bigger roles than size in determining how much a person can eat
IBM Watson Makes Things Elementary, Indeed
The cognitive computing system makes for an ideal sidekick—in museums, kitchens, hospitals and classrooms
A Harvard Student's App Could Bring 911 Into the Future
With just one click, RapidSOS sends GPS and medical information to emergency dispatchers
This Smartphone Microscope Uses Video to Spot Moving Parasites
A team of Berkeley bioengineers has created CellScope, a mobile phone attachment that can quickly test blood for tropical diseases
Made by College Seniors, These Seven Products Give Us a Glimpse Into the Future
Engineering students at universities across the country took these projects from sketch to reality in one year
Scientists Are Stopping Malaria With Viagra
Viagra can help boost the spleen’s ability to filter out infected blood cells
Most Surgery Outcomes Aren’t Tracked
New analysis finds only 153 clinical registries nationwide
Researchers Come Closer to Making Everyone a Universal Blood Donor
The approach uses an enzyme to snip off the parts of blood cells that can prove problematic
Most Countries Have No Plans For When Antibiotics Stop Working
World Health Organization sounds the alarm on “one of the biggest threats to the future of global health”
Gene Editing in Human Embryos Ignites Controversy
Chinese researchers have published the results of using a new gene-editing tool on human embryos
We're Not That Far From Being Able to Grow Human Bones in a Lab
The company EpiBone could be on the verge of a major breakthrough
Page 43 of 53