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Health Technology: is defined by the World Health Organization as the "application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives".
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DEC 29, 2017Technology
Rao's Tethys device is named after the Greek Titan Goddess of Fresh Water.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 29, 2017Health & Medicine
Today, in healthcare if a patient has pain or some other problem, one of the diagnostic tools is a CT scan. These scans ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists anticipate that at the current rate of antibiotic prescriptions, bacteria will evolve to the point of making ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 25, 2017Neuroscience
As we age, getting around safely can become an issue. Some people will have trouble with arthritis or reduced fitness le ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The seasonal theme of these gorgeous images was generated using a new laser-based imaging technique for monitoring cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2017Health & Medicine
The field of lab-grown organs referred to as "organoids" is one that is growing exponentially. By creating min ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 21, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The world’s once strongest magnet has just broken another record. On December 8, the researchers from the National ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 21, 2017Cardiology
A new app was inspired by medical professionals who wanted a better system for detecting advanced heart failure in their ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2017Technology
A single wound can contain multiple types of dangerous bacteria that must be identified, treated and monitored.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 19, 2017Infographics
Did you know that stem cells were first discovered in 1868 by German biologist Ernst Haeckel? Or that the first successf ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 18, 2017Plants & Animals
An injured loggerhead sea turtle will receive a second chance at a healthy life after receiving a little help from the 3 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 15, 2017Cardiology
Scientists from the University of California - Los Angeles introduce “MyLeukoMap,” an experimental blood tes ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2017Technology
Seeding Labs works with more than 100 private-sector partners to source and fund the equipment shipments.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 13, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among young people, and researchers are working to learn what is behind the increase.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2017Genetics & Genomics
As we age and whenever tissue is damaged, cells divide and replace old ones. The DNA in the nucleus has to be accurately ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2017Technology
The new Sarco machine is made by a 3D printer and enables painless suicide for the user.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 07, 2017Neuroscience
It's hardly news that many people are attached to their smartphones. Everywhere you look, people are staring down at ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summitWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 05, 2017Plants & Animals
GPS-enabled tracking devices are one of the most popular ways for animal conservationists to keep tabs on wild animal po ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2017Neuroscience
Patients who suffer from schizophrenia often have auditory hallucinations. They hear voices that are not there. Many tim ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 01, 2017Technology
Employees take 20-minute naps to boost productivity.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 01, 2017Cardiology
The reason why people of the same weight can have very different risk profiles for heart disease is because the distribu ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2017Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp ...Written By: Sarah Hertrich
DEC 29, 2017
Technology
Rao's Tethys device is named after the Greek Titan Goddess of Fresh Water.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Today, in healthcare if a patient has pain or some other problem, one of the diagnostic tools is a CT scan. These scans
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists anticipate that at the current rate of antibiotic prescriptions, bacteria will evolve to the point of making
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 25, 2017
Neuroscience
As we age, getting around safely can become an issue. Some people will have trouble with arthritis or reduced fitness le
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The seasonal theme of these gorgeous images was generated using a new laser-based imaging technique for monitoring cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2017
Health & Medicine
The field of lab-grown organs referred to as "organoids" is one that is growing exponentially. By creating min
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 21, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The world’s once strongest magnet has just broken another record. On December 8, the researchers from the National
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 21, 2017
Cardiology
A new app was inspired by medical professionals who wanted a better system for detecting advanced heart failure in their
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2017
Technology
A single wound can contain multiple types of dangerous bacteria that must be identified, treated and monitored.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 19, 2017
Infographics
Did you know that stem cells were first discovered in 1868 by German biologist Ernst Haeckel? Or that the first successf
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
An injured loggerhead sea turtle will receive a second chance at a healthy life after receiving a little help from the 3
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2017
Cardiology
Scientists from the University of California - Los Angeles introduce “MyLeukoMap,” an experimental blood tes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2017
Technology
Seeding Labs works with more than 100 private-sector partners to source and fund the equipment shipments.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 13, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among young people, and researchers are working to learn what is behind the increase.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
As we age and whenever tissue is damaged, cells divide and replace old ones. The DNA in the nucleus has to be accurately
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2017
Technology
The new Sarco machine is made by a 3D printer and enables painless suicide for the user.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 07, 2017
Neuroscience
It's hardly news that many people are attached to their smartphones. Everywhere you look, people are staring down at
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summit
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
GPS-enabled tracking devices are one of the most popular ways for animal conservationists to keep tabs on wild animal po
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2017
Neuroscience
Patients who suffer from schizophrenia often have auditory hallucinations. They hear voices that are not there. Many tim
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 01, 2017
Technology
Employees take 20-minute naps to boost productivity.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 01, 2017
Cardiology
The reason why people of the same weight can have very different risk profiles for heart disease is because the distribu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2017
Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich