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

To help prepare for track meets, competitive 5K races and especially the Olympics, Boston-based runner Ruben Sanca runs 116 miles per week, takes vitamins and mostly watches…

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Video: The Doctors Who Made the No-Pulse Heart

Heart Stop Beating is a three-minute documentary film about the no-pulse, continuous-flow artificial heart, which Dan Baum writes about in our Future of Medicine issue. It…

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No Pulse: How Doctors Reinvented The Human Heart

Meeko the calf stood nuzzling a pile of hay. He didn't seem to have much appetite, and he looked a little bored. Every now and then, he glanced up, as though wondering why so…

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Future of Medicine

March 2012 is our Future of Medicine issue. Here are the stories: ### No PulseHow doctors reinvented the human heart by Dan Baum * ### By the Numbers: Flu Season,…

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A Wirelessly Controlled Pharmacy Dispenses Drugs From Within Your Abdomen

In the future, implantable computerized dispensaries will replace trips to the pharmacy or doctor’s office, automatically leaching drugs into the blood from medical devices…

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An Israeli Biocomputer Can Now Detect Multiple Signs of Disease from Inside...

Wouldn't it be easier to deal with disease if our bodies just fixed themselves? That's asking quite a bit from our physiologies, but Israeli researchers are working on tiny…

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Common Webcams Could Be Used to Continuously Monitor Your Vital Signs

That first early-morning look in the mirror may soon tell you a lot more about your state of being beyond the simple fact that you look like you could use another hour of…

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EEG Scans May Be Key to Communication for Vegetative Patients

Brain-wave scanners might make it possible to communicate with people who are considered brain-dead, according to a new study reported in the Economist. A couple of recent…

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New Method Could Print Out Prescription Pills to Order

A new printing method could deposit medicines onto the surface of pills, making large, chalky-tasting tablets -- and your grandma's weekly-labeled pill box -- a thing of the…

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Air Force Tests Method for Using Light to Heal Battlefield Injuries

In the near future, wounds may be treated with a flash of light. A process called photochemical tissue bonding can replace conventional stitches, staples and glues in…

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

Ruben Sanca on the Track Courtesy Ruben Sanca To help prepare for track meets, competitive 5K races and especially the Olympics, Boston-based runner Ruben Sanca runs 116 miles per week, takes vitamins...

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Video: The Doctors Who Made the No-Pulse Heart

Heart Stop Beating is a three-minute documentary film about the no-pulse, continuous-flow artificial heart, which Dan Baum writes about in our Future of Medicine issue. It tells the story of Billy Cohn...

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No Pulse: How Doctors Reinvented The Human Heart

Artificial Heart Jack Thompson Meeko the calf stood nuzzling a pile of hay. He didn't seem to have much appetite, and he looked a little bored. Every now and then, he glanced up, as though wondering...

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Future of Medicine

The Future of Medicine March 2012 is our Future of Medicine issue. Here are the stories:No PulseHow doctors reinvented the human heart by Dan BaumBy the Numbers: Flu Season, VisualizedTracking the...

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A Wirelessly Controlled Pharmacy Dispenses Drugs From Within Your Abdomen

Implantable Chip The chip is about the size of an average flash memory stick. Courtesy of MicroCHIPS Inc. In the future, implantable computerized dispensaries will replace trips to the pharmacy or...

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An Israeli Biocomputer Can Now Detect Multiple Signs of Disease from Inside...

A Biomolecular Computer at Work At least, this is how it was explained to us. Gil, et al. ©2011 American Chemical Society Wouldn't it be easier to deal with disease if our bodies just fixed...

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Common Webcams Could Be Used to Continuously Monitor Your Vital Signs

Mirror Mirror on the Wall A new technology coming out of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program uses low-res cameras like those used in Web cams to measure vital signs, opening the...

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EEG Scans May Be Key to Communication for Vegetative Patients

EEG A study by British and Belgian researchers shows some patients declared brain-dead can still respond to commands. They think EEG machines could help these patients communicate once again. via...

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New Method Could Print Out Prescription Pills to Order

Printing Pills A new method that prints liquefied medicine onto pills could make them easier to swallow. via Flickr/ Erix!A new printing method could deposit medicines onto the surface of pills,...

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Air Force Tests Method for Using Light to Heal Battlefield Injuries

A Green Lantern to Heal Wounds A pink dye zapped with green light can seal a wound, a potentially fast and safe method for healing battlefield injuries. Technology Review In the near future, wounds...

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