Medicine
Can Human Mortality Really Be Hacked?
Backed by the digital fortunes of Silicon Valley, biotech companies are brazenly setting out to “cure” aging
Prosthetic Limb 'Sees' What Its User Wants to Grab
Adding computer vision and deep learning to a prosthetic makes it far more effective
One Girl's Mishap Led to the Creation of the Antibiotic Bacitracin
Margaret Treacy was the namesake for a breakthrough medication
When Women Crowdfunded Radium For Marie Curie
The element was hard to get and extremely expensive but essential for Curie's cancer research
Good News, Everybody! Someone Once Patented Plans For Keeping A Severed Head Alive
It was what's called a "prophetic patent"—one that isn't real yet
Mice With 3D-Printed Ovaries Successfully Give Birth
The gelatin-scaffold ovary could one day help restore endocrine function in young cancer patients and treat infertility
How Coffee, Chocolate and Tea Overturned a 1,500-Year-Old Medical Mindset
The humoral system dominated medicine since the Ancient Greeks—but it was no match for these New World beverages
Glue Made of Mussel Slime Could Prevent Scarring
The glue, infused with a version of the protein decorin, healed wounds in rats, giving them skin with hair follicles and oil glands instead of scar tissue
This Infamous 19th-Century Birth Control Pamphlet Got Its Writer Imprisoned
Charles Knowlton did three months hard labor and was fined $50
The Woman Who Stood Between America and a Generation of 'Thalidomide Babies'
How the United States escaped a national tragedy in the 1960s
U.S. Home Births Aren't As Safe As Many Abroad
Home birth doesn't have to be a dangerous and deadly proposition–but in the United States, it often is
Will This Artificial Womb One Day Improve the Care of Preemies?
A new treatment, tested on lambs, involves letting fetuses mature in fluid-filled sacs
Can Saving Animals Prevent the Next Deadly Pandemic?
A global disease monitoring network is banking on the idea that healthier wildlife means healthier humans
Urine Luck: Vinegar Is the Best Treatment for a Man O' War Sting
A new study suggests urine, sea water and lemon juice all do more harm than good on painful stings
To Protect Allied WWI Soldiers, This Researcher Tested an Early Gas Mask on Himself
John Haldane developed a rudimentary respirator that protected wearers against chlorine gas—at least for a few minutes
Fearing a Smallpox Epidemic, Civil War Troops Tried to Self-Vaccinate
People knew that inoculation could prevent you from catching smallpox. It was how Civil War soldiers did it that caused problems
How Humble Moss Healed the Wounds of Thousands in World War I
The same extraordinary properties that make this plant an “ecosystem engineer” also helped save human lives
In an Emergency, You'll Want This Hi-Tech First Aid Kit
Ram Fish, founder and CEO of 19Labs, talks about developing his clinic-in-a-box
Augmented Reality Could Change Health Care—Or Be a Faddish Dud
Doctors and engineers at the University of Maryland team up to build a tool that projects images and vital information right above a patient
Medieval Medical Books Could Hold the Recipe for New Antibiotics
A team of medievalists and scientists look back to history—including a 1,000-year-old eyesalve recipe—for clues
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