Health

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

February 9, 2015

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

February 3, 2015

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

February 2, 2015

New Research

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

January 30, 2015

Hacking the Human Body With Temporary Tattoos and Tiny Implants

Using electrical charges to treat diseases, from diabetes to obesity, is picking up speed

January 30, 2015

Trending Today

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

January 29, 2015

Cool Finds

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

January 29, 2015

Smart Startup

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?

January 28, 2015

New Research

Sugar Is Causing Girls to Get Their Periods Sooner

Why shunning soda might help reduce premature puberty rates

January 28, 2015

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

January 26, 2015

New Research

Want a Better Memory in 30 Years? Go to Sleep Now

Catching some ZZZs today could help your memory stay fresh into old age

January 23, 2015

New Research

Is Orange Juice More Nutritious?

New research challenges the assumption that fruit trumps juice

January 23, 2015

New Research

Angry Tweets Help Twitter Detect Heart Disease Risk

New research shows that Twitter can detect not just viruses, but long-term public health problems

January 22, 2015

Tech Watch

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

January 16, 2015

New Research

Deaf People Could Soon Hear… Through Their Tongues

Prototype retainer could be a more cost-effective alternative to cochlear implants

January 16, 2015

New Research

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

January 15, 2015

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

January 15, 2015

Cool Finds

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

January 9, 2015

Trending Today

The Art of Vaccinations

The Art of Saving a Life is connected to a fundraising effort for an international group working to eradicate disease through vaccinations

January 8, 2015

New Research

Insecticide-Treated Nets May Create Super Mosquitoes

Two species of mosquitos have interbred, giving rise to hybrids that can resist the most potent weapons used against them

January 7, 2015