Medicine(Page 15)

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Woolly Mammoth DNA Successfully Spliced Into Elephant Cells

Woolly Mammoth DNA Successfully Spliced Into Elephant Cells Woolly Mammoth DNA Successfully Spliced Into Elephant Cells

Measles And The Power of Understanding

Measles And The Power of Understanding Measles And The Power of Understanding

By Cliff Ransom

Yes, You Can Reverse Disease

Yes, You Can Reverse Disease Yes, You Can Reverse Disease

Ebola-Plagued Countries Now Risk Deadly Measles Epidemic

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Injectable Enzyme Stops Wounds From Bleeding

Injectable Enzyme Stops Wounds From Bleeding Injectable Enzyme Stops Wounds From Bleeding

By Alexandra Ossola

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16 African Countries Have ‘Overtaken The U.S.’ In Measles Vaccination Rate 16 African Countries Have ‘Overtaken The U.S.’ In Measles Vaccination Rate

By Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

By Lydia Ramsey

Medical Inhalers To Track Where You Are When You Puff

Medical Inhalers To Track Where You Are When You Puff Medical Inhalers To Track Where You Are When You Puff

By Alison Bruzek

How Nigeria’s Anti-Polio Strategy Helped It Wipe Out Ebola

How Nigeria’s Anti-Polio Strategy Helped It Wipe Out Ebola How Nigeria’s Anti-Polio Strategy Helped It Wipe Out Ebola

By Francie Diep

IBM’s Watson Will Give You Health Advice Based On Your DNA IBM’s Watson Will Give You Health Advice Based On Your DNA

By Francie Diep

Toxin-Secreting Stem Cells May Destroy Brain Tumors From Inside Out

Toxin-Secreting Stem Cells May Destroy Brain Tumors From Inside Out Toxin-Secreting Stem Cells May Destroy Brain Tumors From Inside Out

What Happens After Someone Survives Ebola?

What Happens After Someone Survives Ebola? What Happens After Someone Survives Ebola?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Building Better Knees For The NBA

Building Better Knees For The NBA Building Better Knees For The NBA

Editing The Genes Of Superbugs To Turn Off Antibiotic Resistance

Editing The Genes Of Superbugs To Turn Off Antibiotic Resistance Editing The Genes Of Superbugs To Turn Off Antibiotic Resistance

This Pill Can Stop HIV

This Pill Can Stop HIV This Pill Can Stop HIV

By Breanna Draxler

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ZMapp: The Experimental Ebola Treatment Explained ZMapp: The Experimental Ebola Treatment Explained

By Lois Parshley

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Can a DNA Test for HPV Replace the Pap Smear? Can a DNA Test for HPV Replace the Pap Smear?

By Hannah Waters

DNA. Medical science, genetic biotechnology, chemistry biology. Innovation technology concept and nano technology background

How DNA Scissors Can Perform Surgery Directly On Your Genes How DNA Scissors Can Perform Surgery Directly On Your Genes

By Nathalia Holt

What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells?

What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells? What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells?

By Francie Diep

Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way

Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way

By Francie Diep

First Human Clone Embryos Created From Adults’ Skin Cells

First Human Clone Embryos Created From Adults’ Skin Cells First Human Clone Embryos Created From Adults’ Skin Cells

By Francie Diep

Milestone Stem-Cell Paper Shows Signs Of Cheating, But The Cells Could Still Be Real

Milestone Stem-Cell Paper Shows Signs Of Cheating, But The Cells Could Still Be Real Milestone Stem-Cell Paper Shows Signs Of Cheating, But The Cells Could Still Be Real

By Francie Diep

More Evidence Shows Whooping Cough Evolving In Response To Its Vaccine

More Evidence Shows Whooping Cough Evolving In Response To Its Vaccine More Evidence Shows Whooping Cough Evolving In Response To Its Vaccine

By Francie Diep

Many Promising Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies Ensnared In Legal Loophole

Many Promising Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies Ensnared In Legal Loophole Many Promising Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies Ensnared In Legal Loophole

By Francie Diep

A Glue That Seals Heart Defects

A Glue That Seals Heart Defects A Glue That Seals Heart Defects

By Francie Diep

Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine

Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine

By Francie Diep

Is Your Pee The Right Color? [Infographic]

Is Your Pee The Right Color? [Infographic] Is Your Pee The Right Color? [Infographic]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work 5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work

Sex Positions That Won’t Break Your Artificial Hip, According To Science

Sex Positions That Won’t Break Your Artificial Hip, According To Science Sex Positions That Won’t Break Your Artificial Hip, According To Science

By Shaunacy Ferro

7 Fantastic Vintage Anatomy Drawings

7 Fantastic Vintage Anatomy Drawings 7 Fantastic Vintage Anatomy Drawings

By Francie Diep

Robo-Maggots Will Munch Through Brain Tumors

Robo-Maggots Will Munch Through Brain Tumors Robo-Maggots Will Munch Through Brain Tumors

By Shaunacy Ferro

Whoa! Scientists Grow A Brain In A Dish

Whoa! Scientists Grow A Brain In A Dish Whoa! Scientists Grow A Brain In A Dish

By Shaunacy Ferro

Watch Lab-Grown Heart Tissue Beat On Its Own [Video]

Watch Lab-Grown Heart Tissue Beat On Its Own [Video] Watch Lab-Grown Heart Tissue Beat On Its Own [Video]

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Are Organs Ever Re-Donated?

FYI: Are Organs Ever Re-Donated? FYI: Are Organs Ever Re-Donated?

By Lana Birbrair

Getting Heart Surgery? Wait For The Full Moon

Getting Heart Surgery? Wait For The Full Moon Getting Heart Surgery? Wait For The Full Moon

By Shaunacy Ferro

Attention, Men: HPV Vaccine Effective Against Oral Infections Too

Attention, Men: HPV Vaccine Effective Against Oral Infections Too Attention, Men: HPV Vaccine Effective Against Oral Infections Too

By Francie Diep

How To Argue With The Anti-Vaccine Crazies: A Guide

How To Argue With The Anti-Vaccine Crazies: A Guide How To Argue With The Anti-Vaccine Crazies: A Guide

By Francie Diep

Woman Drinks Coke Instead Of Water For 16 Years

Woman Drinks Coke Instead Of Water For 16 Years Woman Drinks Coke Instead Of Water For 16 Years

By Dan Nosowitz

Japanese Scientist May Have To Grow His Human Organs In American Pigs

Japanese Scientist May Have To Grow His Human Organs In American Pigs Japanese Scientist May Have To Grow His Human Organs In American Pigs

By Dan Nosowitz

How To Detect Counterfeit Drugs

How To Detect Counterfeit Drugs How To Detect Counterfeit Drugs

By Michael Rosenwald

New Hope For Regrowing Severed Limbs, Just Like Lizards’ Tails

New Hope For Regrowing Severed Limbs, Just Like Lizards’ Tails New Hope For Regrowing Severed Limbs, Just Like Lizards’ Tails

By Dan Nosowitz

Synthetic Biologists Engineer A Custom Flu Vaccine In A Week

Synthetic Biologists Engineer A Custom Flu Vaccine In A Week Synthetic Biologists Engineer A Custom Flu Vaccine In A Week

By Francie Diep

FYI: Are Unvaccinated Kids Really Causing The Whooping Cough Resurgence?

FYI: Are Unvaccinated Kids Really Causing The Whooping Cough Resurgence? FYI: Are Unvaccinated Kids Really Causing The Whooping Cough Resurgence?

By Francie Diep

Scientists Create First Cloned Human Embryo

Scientists Create First Cloned Human Embryo Scientists Create First Cloned Human Embryo

By Francie Diep

Vaccine Halts Heroin Addiction In Rats

Vaccine Halts Heroin Addiction In Rats Vaccine Halts Heroin Addiction In Rats

By Shaunacy Ferro

After 30 Years Off The Market, A Morning Sickness Drug Is Making A Comeback

After 30 Years Off The Market, A Morning Sickness Drug Is Making A Comeback After 30 Years Off The Market, A Morning Sickness Drug Is Making A Comeback

By Shaunacy Ferro

White Girls Less Likely To Get HPV Vaccine Than Hispanic Girls

White Girls Less Likely To Get HPV Vaccine Than Hispanic Girls White Girls Less Likely To Get HPV Vaccine Than Hispanic Girls

By Francie Diep

How It Works: The Fastest DNA Sequencer

How It Works: The Fastest DNA Sequencer How It Works: The Fastest DNA Sequencer

By Veronique Greenwood

How Neuroscience Will Fight Five Age-Old Afflictions

How Neuroscience Will Fight Five Age-Old Afflictions How Neuroscience Will Fight Five Age-Old Afflictions

By Virginia Hughes

Your Immune System ‘Remembers’ Microbes It’s Never Fought Before, New Study Says

Your Immune System ‘Remembers’ Microbes It’s Never Fought Before, New Study Says Your Immune System ‘Remembers’ Microbes It’s Never Fought Before, New Study Says

By Rebecca Boyle

This Is Your Brain On Music [Infographic]

This Is Your Brain On Music [Infographic] This Is Your Brain On Music [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Is Dr. Oz Bad For Science?

Is Dr. Oz Bad For Science? Is Dr. Oz Bad For Science?

By Colin Lecher

Did Penicillin Kickstart The Sexual Revolution?

Did Penicillin Kickstart The Sexual Revolution? Did Penicillin Kickstart The Sexual Revolution?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Stem Cell Surgery Led To Bones Growing In Patient’s Eye

Stem Cell Surgery Led To Bones Growing In Patient’s Eye Stem Cell Surgery Led To Bones Growing In Patient’s Eye

By Dan Nosowitz

Why Living Cells Are The Future Of Data Processing

Why Living Cells Are The Future Of Data Processing Why Living Cells Are The Future Of Data Processing

Brand-New Vaccine Strategy Works Against Herpes, And Potentially HIV Brand-New Vaccine Strategy Works Against Herpes, And Potentially HIV

PopSci’s High School Inventors Of 2012

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By Katherine Bagley

Is Homeopathy Really As Implausible As It Sounds?

Is Homeopathy Really As Implausible As It Sounds? Is Homeopathy Really As Implausible As It Sounds?

Gray Matter: Extracting Bismuth From Pepto-Bismol Tablets

Gray Matter: Extracting Bismuth From Pepto-Bismol Tablets Gray Matter: Extracting Bismuth From Pepto-Bismol Tablets

By Theodore Gray

The Test Olympians Use to Improve Their Performance–On the Inside

The Test Olympians Use to Improve Their Performance–On the Inside The Test Olympians Use to Improve Their Performance–On the Inside

By Rebecca Boyle

The World’s First Successfully Implanted Synthetic Larynx Component

The World’s First Successfully Implanted Synthetic Larynx Component The World’s First Successfully Implanted Synthetic Larynx Component

Scientists Outsmart the Immune System to Better Match People with Organs

Scientists Outsmart the Immune System to Better Match People with Organs Scientists Outsmart the Immune System to Better Match People with Organs

By Spencer Woodman

FDA Panel Endorses an Over-the-Counter HIV Test that Diagnoses in Just 20 Minutes

FDA Panel Endorses an Over-the-Counter HIV Test that Diagnoses in Just 20 Minutes FDA Panel Endorses an Over-the-Counter HIV Test that Diagnoses in Just 20 Minutes

Video: FlexLeg Pseudo-Prosthesis Lets You Run When Your Leg Is Broken

Video: FlexLeg Pseudo-Prosthesis Lets You Run When Your Leg Is Broken Video: FlexLeg Pseudo-Prosthesis Lets You Run When Your Leg Is Broken

By Dan Nosowitz