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The case of a 7-year-old Australian boy who was supposed to lose sight at two weeks old but can still see has stunned scientists.
Documentary offers a surprisingly simple solution to improving medical care.
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Despite doubts from the healthcare industry, Watson recently identified a surprisingly high number of potential cancer treatments for real-life patients.
Hertz Foundation Fellow Dr. Christopher Loose sold his first startup for $80 million. His advice is probably the kind you want to hear.
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The most influential contemporary scientists and their accomplishments.
One researcher called it “the ultimate in the miniaturization of machinery.”
New research by Professor Dan Graur shows that only a quarter of the human genome is functional.
Researchers find the drug least likely to send you to emergency room.
Scientists successfully test an ingenious system for growing premature fetuses.
Studies and trials point to the potential of a rave drug becoming the newest antidepressant medication in decades.
In a world driven by technological progress, many impoverished communities are bucking the trend by successfully turning to “low-tech” and unorthodox treatments.
A “new” field of medicine called chronotherapy demonstrates that following nature’s cycles, as our ancestors did, is integral to proper biological and cognitive function.
A patient’s brain showed activity for nearly 10 minutes after death, baffling doctors and prompting the need for further research.
Scientists identify key compounds that may help prevent brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s as well as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Bill and Melinda Gates lay out the key accomplishments of their philanthropic foundation in response to Warren Buffet.
British doctors eliminate the disease in two infants with incurable cancer by utilizing a medical first gene-editing techniques.
The computer it’s attached to can “see” potential hazards and alert the surgeon to them.
A large new study finds a relationship between consumption of hot red peppers and mortality.
Canadian scientists discover how being bilingual creates advantages for the brain.
Four-year research concludes there’s a new organ inside the body, creating a new field of science.
Scientists create a portable device that can detect 17 diseases, including 8 different cancers, straight from a person’s breath.
A new study reports that 32,000 lives could be saved annually if every doctor in the U.S. was female. What can this teach medical institutions about best practices?
Taking pain relief at the first feelings of a headache may mask an underlying condition. Use long-term treatments designed for migraines, says the director of Yale’s Headache and Facial Pain Center.
Hans Rosling was a physician and statistics superstar who advised world leaders and tech tycoons.
A Harvard University study of women finds a link between optimism and risks of dying from a number of diseases.
Harvard bioethics specialist Glenn Cohen considers the complex question of whether humans should mix their genetic material with other animals to create chimeras.
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Researchers announce a potential breakthrough in using nanotechnology to fight cancer.
Researchers create tiny implants that promise new medical treatments via breakthrough brain-machine interaction.
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