Scientists Find Evidence That Music Really is a Universal Language
“Whether songs of love or dance, sung by Beyoncé or the Guarani people in Paraguay, nearly every society makes music of some kind. Music, many […]
AI can detect depression in a child’s speech
“A machine learning algorithm can detect signs of anxiety and depression in the speech patterns of young children, potentially providing a fast and easy way […]
End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission
“An end to the Aids epidemic could be in sight after a landmark study found men whose HIV infection was fully suppressed by antiretroviral drugs […]
World’s First Center for Psychedelics Research Opens in UK
“On Friday, Imperial College London launched the Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research — the world’s first formal center for research into mind-altering substances, like LSD and mescaline, that have been […]
Seven Ways Cannabis Legalization Will Make the Future Better
“In the United States, marijuana used to have a bad reputation. Now, more than two out of every three people in the United States support legalizing cannabis, […]
CRISPR-Powered Device Detects Genetic Mutations in Minutes
“A team of engineers at the University of California, Berkeley and the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) of The Claremont Colleges combined CRISPR with electronic transistors […]
Sensors that Mimic Skin Could Innovate Wound Care
“Skin-inspired sensors that attach to the skin could help monitor wound users in real time. Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York hope […]
After Success in Florida, The Use Of Virtual Reality To Treat PTSD Is Expanding
“Imagine walking through a village in a war zone in Iraq. Suddenly a bomb explodes. Guns are firing. Children are crying. The distinct smells of […]
New optical imaging system could spot tiny tumours
“Many types of cancer could be more easily treated if they were detected at an earlier stage. MIT researchers have now developed an imaging system, […]
Device Spots Cancer in a Single Blood Drop
“A new ultrasensitive diagnostic device could allow doctors to detect cancer quickly from a droplet of blood or plasma, report researchers. The device could lead […]
Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Babies “Likely” Boosted Their Brainpower
“When infamous Chinese scientists He Jiankui edited the genes of human twin babies last year, he was reportedly trying to make them immune to HIV. […]
CRISPR Could Make You Immune to the Flu
“Vaccines for bacterial and viral infections are extremely difficult to develop. But thanks to gene-editing, we could soon be able to make people immune to the […]
A new shirt can help deaf people feel music
“Tech-infused fashion isn’t just about looking good—it can have some groundbreaking uses too, as a company called CuteCircuit is proving. The London-based tech-fashion firm, which […]
Shrinky Dinks Inspire Wearable That Predicts Oncoming Asthma Attacks
“If you never created and played with Shrinky Dinks as a kid, they’re basically thin sheets of malleable plastic that are drawn on and then […]
“Trojan Horse” Cancer Drug Sneaks Inside Tumor Cells to Kill Them
“A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a ‘Trojan horse’ to get inside tumour cells has shown promise in patients with six […]
Newcastle University researchers 3D bioprint artificial cornea with self-assembling 4D biomaterials
“Corneal transplantation is one of the primary treatments for loss of corneal function, but only one in 70 people who need corneal transplants receive them, […]
Robots and AI to give doctors more time with patients, says report
“Robots, artificial intelligence and smart speakers will ease the burden on doctors and give them more time with patients, according to an NHS report on the […]
Gummy-like robots that could help prevent disease
“Human tissues experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that can affect their ability to carry out their physiological functions, such as protecting organs from injury. […]
MIT Invents Smart Pill That Injects Insulin Into Your Stomach
“Hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Their bodies either can’t produce or process insulin properly — so they have to regularly inject […]
Doctors Wired a Prosthetic Hand Directly To A Woman’s Nerves
“A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis. In a pioneering […]
Simple drug combination creates new neurons from neighboring cells
“A simple drug cocktail that converts cells neighboring damaged neurons into functional new neurons could potentially be used to treat stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and brain […]
Jamie Carragher Uses Virtual Reality On MNF To Analyse The Game And It’s Incredible
“This may be the future of football as we know it. Sky Sports have decided to try Virtual Reality during tonight’s coverage of Liverpool against […]
The Massive Project That’s Building a ‘Google Earth for Human Health’
“Earlier this year, the mysterious company announced a collaboration with Duke and Stanford universities called Project Baseline, and it’s got a moonshot goal: stop cancer—and other killers—before […]
Artificial “Electronic Skin” Could Warn Humans of Impending Danger
“Researchers at the University of Connecticut and University of Toronto have developed artificial skin that could give its wearer — robotic or human — superhuman capabilities. The stretchable skin […]
Stem cell breakthrough could help cure type 1 diabetes
“Scientists have edged one step closer to a major treatment for (and possibly cure for) type 1 diabetes. A UCSF team has claimed it’s the first to turn […]
Virtual Caregiver Technology to Reduce Long-Term Costs by 92 Percent by 2050
“The cost of caregiving has been overwhelming for patients with chronic illnesses, the aging and associated families and caregivers. According to financial demographics, as little […]
Researchers Develop Treatment for Bone Infection with Copper-Rich Glass Implant
“A team of researchers led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), have developed a new treatment for the particularly difficult-to-treat bone infection, osteomyelitis. […]
Future of Psychiatry Promises to be Digital, From Apps That Track Your Mood to Smartphone Therapy
“Mental health care is an area in need of transformation. One in five Canadians will have mental health problems this year, yet many struggle to access care. According to one study, only […]
Convergence of AI, Blockchain, and Digital Health Tech to Drive Care Delivery Innovation, Study Says
“”In this highly digitized environment, artificial intelligence (AI) will permeate the life sciences ecosystem and its use in healthcare IT (HIT) is likely to cross $1.7 billion by the end of […]
Drug Sponge Could Minimize Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
“With the help of sponges inserted in the bloodstream to absorb excess drugs, doctors are hoping to prevent the dangerous side effects of toxic chemotherapy […]
Bio-Printers are churning out living fixes to broken spines
“For doctors and medical researchers repairing the human body, a 3D printer has become almost as valuable as an x-ray machine, microscope, or a sharp […]
Sweat-Drinking Biosensor Patch Helps Monitor Your Health
“Monitoring your health can sometimes be thirsty work the stress of which might leave you sweating bullets, but that may be more beneficial than you […]
Artificial Intelligence Can Dramatically Cut Time Needed to Process Abnormal Chest X-Rays
“New research has found that a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can dramatically reduce the time needed to ensure that abnormal chest X-rays with critical […]
How 3D technology is revolutionizing face transplants
“From modeling to printing, it’s all about seeing inside someone’s head. Face transplants are an ideal setting to fuse medicine with the growing world of […]
CRISPR Just Got More Powerful With an “On” Switch
“Earlier this month, a team from UC Berkeley took a stab at taming the CRISPR beast. Using a technique called circular permutation, the team reorganized […]
New Research Could Reverse Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Patients
“Your DNA sequence never changes. But the expression of your genes changes throughout your life, and the elements affecting these changes are known as epigenetic factors. Now, scientists believe they […]
Researchers successfully turn breast cancer cells into fat to stop them from spreading
“Researchers have been able to coax human breast cancer cells to turn into fat cells in a new proof-of-concept study in mice. To achieve this […]
The Top Biotech and Medicine Advances to Expect in 2019
“2018 was bonkers for science. From a woman who gave birth using a transplanted uterus, to the infamous CRISPR baby scandal, to forensics adopting consumer-based […]
USA: Blockchain Technology to Revitalize the Health Department’s Contract Acquisition Function
USA: Blockchain Technology to Revitalize the Health Department’s Contract Acquisition Function
Scientists Mapped Entire Brains at Nanoscale For This Psychadelic Visualization
Scientists Mapped Entire Brains at Nanoscale For This Psychadelic Visualization
The world’s first “artificial pancreas” already hit the market in 2017
The world’s first “artificial pancreas” already hit the market in 2017
5 Discoveries That Made 2018 a Huge Year for Neuroscience
5 Discoveries That Made 2018 a Huge Year for Neuroscience
We Can Now Grow Perfect Human Blood Vessels in a Lab
We Can Now Grow Perfect Human Blood Vessels in a Lab
Researchers Successfully Turn Breast Cancer Cells Into Fat to Stop Them From Spreading
Researchers Successfully Turn Breast Cancer Cells Into Fat to Stop Them From Spreading
Experts Want to Give Robot Surgeons a Sense of Touch
Experts Want to Give Robot Surgeons a Sense of Touch
Synthetic organisms are about to challenge what ‘alive’ really means
Synthetic organisms are about to challenge what ‘alive’ really means
Use Drones to Deliver Organs for Transplant? Surgeon Says it Would Save Precious Time
Use Drones to Deliver Organs for Transplant? Surgeon Says it Would Save Precious Time