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Detecting Brain Chemicals
By Kristina Grifantini | 09/30/2008 | 3 Comments
A new device could help with deep brain stimulation.
Counting Cells in Seconds
By Katherine Bourzac | 09/27/2008
A lensless imaging system finds and recognizes the shadows of T cells and bacteria.
What's Delaying Digital Health Records?
By Emily Singer | 09/26/2008 | 17 Comments
The director of the U.S. Office of Health IT Adoption explains why it's so hard to get doctors to go digital.
Stem Cells without Side Effects
By Lauren Gravitz | 09/25/2008 | 5 Comments
Researchers have created healthy stem cells from adult cells--no embryo required.
Longer-Lasting Artificial Eyes
By Katherine Bourzac | 09/25/2008
An improved retinal implant stimulates neurons to restore sight.
A Portable DNA Detector
By Belle Dumé | 09/24/2008 | 2 Comments
The latest forensic weapon is a device that identifies crime scene DNA in a few hours.
Cell Type Counts in Spinal Therapy
By Jennifer Chu | 09/24/2008
Rats regain motor skills with one kind of cell transplant, get nerve pain with another.
Nanotubes on the Brain
By Katherine Bourzac | 09/23/2008
Neural implants could benefit from coated electrodes.
Chemotherapy Gets Personal
By Nora Schultz | 09/23/2008
A gene-screening method can predict an individual's response to cancer drugs.
Gene Therapy Painkillers
By Jocelyn Rice | 09/22/2008
A treatment, now being tested in humans, may avoid the disabling side effects of opiate drugs.
The Holes in Our Genomes
By Emily Singer | 09/19/2008 | 6 Comments
Scanning DNA for structural changes brings new insight into disease.
Nano Carrier Targets Cell Sites
By Katherine Bourzac | 09/18/2008
Researchers find a new way to precisely target cancer drugs.
Synthetic Tree Hauls Water
By Corinna Wu | 09/17/2008 | 7 Comments
A new microfluidic system offers a different way to move water.
DNA in Real Time
By Emily Singer | 09/16/2008
Pacific Biosciences aims to bring sequencing technology to the doctor's office.
Stem Cells Lessen Stroke Damage
By Jennifer Chu | 09/15/2008 | 2 Comments
The anti-inflammatory effect could lead to new therapies.
A New MRSA Defense
By Nora Schultz | 09/12/2008 | 3 Comments
Marijuana extracts kill antibiotic-resistant MRSA without a high.
DNA Deletion Tied to Cognitive Problems
By Emily Singer | 09/11/2008
Detecting structural changes in the genome could bring new diagnoses.
Eye Implants to Fight Progressive Blindness
By Amanda Schaffer | 09/10/2008
A novel medical device could treat eye diseases like age-related macular degeneration.
An Early Warning of Heart Attack
By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 09/09/2008 | 3 Comments
A new test spots heart attacks in minutes instead of hours.
Vibrating Cells Disclose Their Ailments
By Michael Fitzgerald | 09/09/2008
MIT researchers gauge the progress of malaria using a novel imaging technique.
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