Creating self-healing skin
For most people, a scratch or wound that heals after a few days is fairly unremarkable, even expected. After all, it’s something that’s happened as long as we can remember. […]
Category Archives: Medicine
Just get up
It seems like a pretty innocuous thing, but sitting can shorten your life. Another study is out, this time from the Archives of Internal Medicine, showing that prolonged sitting throughout […]
A leap forward in prosthetics
The UK seems to be on the right track when it comes to prosthetic limbs, especially with the BeBionic3 myoelectric hand. Like Zac Vawter’s leg, it’s controlled by electrical impulses from […]
Batteries powered by guinea pigs
You probably thought of hamster wheels hooked up to generators, right? Or maybe this commercial? The real story is actually far more bizarre. Researchers have discovered how to power electronic […]
More proof the red wine is good for you… or at least for bees
It’s always great when you hear about health studies proving the benefits of dark chocolate and red wine. This one doesn’t further commend red wine for the human diet yet, […]
Man climbs tallest building in the US with bionic leg
We can rebuild him. We have the technology. Especially since that technology is an $8 million bionic leg. Zac Vawter lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident, and Sunday […]
Cheap new HIV test could be a boon for poorer countries
It might be no big deal for you to stop into the local clinic for an HIV test. But for some countries, testing needs to be cheaper. Researchers at the […]
People who eat vegetables are happier
If Cookie Monster were into, say, carrot sticks instead of cookies, maybe he wouldn’t be having those anxiety-laden freak-outs. Daniel Blanchflower of Dartmouth University conducted a study on 80,000 British […]
Superbug found in wildlife
If you’ve heard of MRSA, you’ve also probably heard what a dangerous disease it is. It kills about 18,000 people every year and is prone to develop resistances to drugs. […]
How a coffee machine can help dementia
Imagine if your percolator could monitor your mental health. Or your pill box could report back to your doctor if you’re forgetting your medications. That’s the goal in mind for neuroscientist […]
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