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Scientists Are Working on a Pill That Just Might Replace Exercise
The idea is to create a drug that mimics the molecular changes exercise causes in the body. But it’s no small challenge
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The Rise of DIY Genetic Testing
Some people are skipping the doctor’s office and using the internet to order and interpret their own DNA tests
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How a Metronome Could Save a Life
An simple device could help save lives by keeping CPR on the beat
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Another Step Closer to Male Birth Control Pills
A protein might lead to an oral contraceptive for men
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A Man With a Lot of Heart Valves Donates His Unusual Collection
Minneapolis entrepreneur Manny Villafana says his collection at the American History Museum is filled with stories of both failure and success
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How Nature Inspired the Medicine Nobel Prize Winners to Fight Parasites
Their discoveries saved the lives of millions of people around the world
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How a Captain Morgan Advertisement Inspired an Emergency Room Technique
Captain Morgan, hip fixer
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A search through the Nobel archives shows how the history of the famous prize is filled with near misses and flukes
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Scientists Can Now Sequence a Human’s Genome in 26 Hours
New tools cut sequencing time almost in half
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A Popular Coral for Home Aquariums Can Release Deadly Toxin
The coral produces a toxic mist that can cause serious health problems
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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
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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
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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
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These Plastic Canopies Could Save Thousands of Babies
Researchers have developed sunlight-filtering canopies as a low-tech treatment for jaundice in newborns
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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
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The Future of Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants
Could a genetically engineered pig heart one day function in a person?
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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
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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
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Why A Single Vial Of Antivenom Can Cost $14,000
It’s not because all antivenom is expensive to make.
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