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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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…
View ArticleNo 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…
View ArticleFuture 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,…
View ArticleA 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…
View ArticleAn 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…
View ArticleCommon 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…
View ArticleEEG 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…
View ArticleNew 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…
View ArticleAir 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…
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleVideo: 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...
View ArticleNo 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...
View ArticleFuture 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleAn 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...
View ArticleCommon 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...
View ArticleEEG 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...
View ArticleNew 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,...
View ArticleAir 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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