Innovative Behind-the-Ear Technique Avoids Neck Scarring After Thyroid Surgery
The technique involves making an incision behind the ear instead of beneath the voice box, where thyroidectomy procedures traditionally occur.
New Chewing Gum May Detect Cancer
The gum detects “volatiles” within saliva as it’s chewed and is then studied to find if the chewer produced chemicals associated with cancer.
iPad Game May Help Prevent Dementia
The interactive game was enjoyable among the study participants, something that is vital to successful cognitive training.
Now Printing: 3D Ovaries That Can Produce Offspring in Mice
With this study, researchers hope to help restore fertility and hormone production in women who have undergone ovarian cancer treatments.
New Pregnancy Bracelet Buzzes to Let Dad Know When Baby Kicks
New technology from a Scandinavian diaper company allows fathers to connect with their unborn children in a brand new way.
Drug Therapy Suppresses Inflammation to Reduce Heart Risk
The researchers tested several different doses of a powerful anti-inflammatory drug on a group of about 10,000 study participants, with the doses ranging from low to medium to high.
New Technique Could Detect Skin Cancer Without a Biopsy
Painful biopsies, in which suspicious skin is lopped off and sent to a laboratory to detect skin cancer, may soon be a thing of the past.
Cancer-Fighting Cap Nearly Doubles the Survival Rate for Brain Cancer
The cap, called Optune, can be worn while patients go about their daily tasks and works by sending alternating frequencies to the brain.
Robotic Hip Device Works to Prevent Devastating Falls
A device called Active Pelvis Orthosis, or APO, can prevent elderly persons from falling, even when put through hazardous conditions on a treadmill.
Toddler Receives Life-Saving Surgery to Remove Rare 5-Pound Facial Tumor
At only 3 years old, Melyssa Delgado Braga’s face was being consumed by myxoma, a rare yet aggressive facial tumor.
Brain Cells Actually Favor One Parent’s Genes Over the Other
The new study adds a wrinkle to the current understanding of genetics and may hold the answer to the cause and incidence of some brain disorders.
This Wearable Patch Detects Sleep Apnea
Read about the innovative new wearable that can diagnose sleep apnea as well as traditional methods.
Enzyme Found in Baker’s Yeast Could Help Treat Leukemia
Researchers say that yeast-derived L-asparaginase may be a safer, more effective treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Cancer Treatment May Be Revolutionized Through Personalized Vaccines
Vaccines built around a person’s own DNA have proven effective at beating back cancer, two studies show.
While the studies are small and the results,...
Researchers Get Closer to First Lab-Grown Blood Stem Cells
The breakthrough puts the researchers on pace to make a tremendous impact on patients with genetic disease.
Virtual Reality Creates 3D View of Babies in the Womb
For parents who want to know more about what their unborn child does in the womb, a new technology could help that desire become a reality.
Hepatitis C Now Easily Treated With Oral Medications
Before the advent of these drugs, treatment for Hepatitis C included interferon, which many people say is worse than the symptoms of Hepatitis C itself.
Flu Vaccine Patch Kicks Painful Needles to the Curb
The patch can also be stored safely for a year without refrigeration, offering a vital option for health care in the developing world.
Virtual Reality Could Help Amputees Deal With Phantom Pain
The phantom pain that often plagues amputees has remained something of a mystery, but a new treatment shows promising results for reducing the pain.
Komodo Dragon Blood Could Be Used to Fight Infections
Komodo dragons possess antimicrobial saliva and blood, a discovery that could have broader implications for fighting infections in humans.
Artificial Blood Powder Could One Day Save Lives
Researchers have figured out a way to make artificial blood, and all it takes is mixing up water and small bag of powder.
Scientists Disable Cancer’s Ability to Spread Using Tiny Gold Rods
The new technique showed that using tiny gold rods heated by lasers essentially sawed off the cancer cells’ legs.
ALS Patient Designs Home He Controls With His Eyes
The home uses a wireless signal that allows Steve Saling and other patients to open and close doors, call an elevator and operate TV and lights.
This Breathalyzer Could Be Used to Detect Diseases, Cancer
The technology of breathalyzers has progressed, from detecting the amounts of alcohol in someone’s blood, to now — diagnosing illness.
Nanogenerator Draws Power From the Body to Charge Devices
Charging the battery of your phone or wearable device may someday be as simple as wiggling your finger...
New Facial Recognition Technology Can Detect Rare Disease
Diagnosing a rare disease in children called DiGeorge syndrome may be as simple as taking a photo with new facial recognition software.
This Artificial Lung Can Fit Inside a Backpack
The artificial lung is small enough to be carried in a backpack and is the first of its kind to actively drive up the patient's oxygen levels.
‘Sickbit’ App Aims to Detect Illness 24 Hours in Advance
The idea behind this wearable device is that if most people had a half day notice that illness was imminent, they could better plan for the sickness and ultimately their recovery.
Researchers Are Developing Contact Lenses that Can Detect Disease
With bio-sensing contact lenses that can assess blood glucose levels, the researchers hope to improve health outcomes by replacing older, painful methods of diabetes monitoring.
Doctor Uses Snapchat Spectacles During Surgery to Create Tutorial
A doctor at the London Independent Hospital recorded a routine hernia repair surgery with a pair of Snapchat Spectacles.
His and Her Genes Reveal Key Differences in Our Bodies
The researchers noticed marked differences among some genes based solely on whether the genes were in a man or woman’s body.
New C-Section App May Shorten Hospital Stays for New Mothers
The helpful and cost-effective app was designed with the goal of empowering and informing women who are scheduled to undergo a C-section.
New Headband Technology From South Korea Aims to Treat Depression
This new type of treatment does not try to lessen symptoms, but rather cure depression itself.
Frog Slime May Protect Against Deadly Flu Strains
The discovery of a peptide in the frog slime is a potentially important one to global public health.
Computer-Based Therapy Helps College Students Drink Less
For college students who routinely go on binge drinking sprees, a new computerized interface may help curb the dangerous behavior.
Researchers from Brown University School...
11-Year-Old Girl Invents Her Own Glittery Prosthetics
Jordan Reeves' limb difference isn't slowing her down; she's embracing her unique condition by raising awareness for other children with limb differences and even designing her own 3D prosthetics.
Umbilical Cord Blood May Boost Memory and Learning
Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine identified a specific protein in the plasma of umbilical cord blood that increased cognitive functioning in animal studies.
Glass Batteries Could Soon Power Our Devices
The man who helped to invent the lithium-ion battery has now introduced a more efficient, fast-charging glass battery that could soon make its way to market.
Wireless Smartphone Device Could Reduce Migraine Pain
The high-tech device could be very attractive to individuals who are wary of taking prescription painkillers for their migraines.
Gene-Therapy Used to Cure Boy of Sickle Cell Disease
French researchers have cured a 15-year-old boy of sickle cell disease by interfering with the production of faulty hemoglobin.
This Weight Loss Drug May Reduce Opioid Cravings: Study
Lorcaserin is a prescription weight loss pill that works by altering the brain’s serotonin circuitry, and now it's been shown to reduce opioid cravings in animal tests.
‘Automated Dermatologist’ May Detect Skin Cancer With Same Accuracy as Real Doctors
The research team developed a deep learning computer system — or an algorithm-based technique — that could identify skin cancer at just a glance.
Scalp-Cooling Caps May Prevent Hair Loss for Cancer Patients
A new scalp-cooling system may stop hair loss for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
New Artificial Womb May One Day Save Premature Babies
A newly-tested artificial womb could save babies born extremely prematurely, according to a study published in journal Nature Communications.
New Brain-Scanning Device Can Detect Bleeding After Trauma
The new head-scanning device can detect brain bleeding with 97 percent accuracy.
HIV Epidemic May Come to an End by 2025, Predicts Study
Current goals in place that seek to reduce new yearly infections to 12,000 cases in the U.S. by 2025 are already showing signs of success.
Can Virtual Reality ‘Diet Goggles’ Help You Lose Weight?
The goggles can reduce appetite, make low-fat foods taste delicious and even trick our brains into thinking we’re eating more than we actually are.
Can Setting Off Nano Explosions Within the Body Kill Cancer Cells?
By tapping into the body’s cellular functioning, the nanoparticle method can act in a way that doesn’t promote a defensive response from fast-growing cancer cells.
Memory Implants? New Research Could Make Them Possible
Successful tests on rodents showing the possibility of implanting memories are paving the way for the first memory implants for humans, which could help people overcome memory-deficit disorders.
Researchers Create ‘Pill-on-a-String’ Technique to Better Detect Cancer
The unique technique can rub the esophagus and scrape away cells that scientists can then examine for cancer.
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