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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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NOV 30, 2017Neuroscience
According to the CDC, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among young adults in America. It's a growing pro ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 29, 2017Neuroscience
Brain training games that promise protection from dementia and increased memory skills have been a controversial subject ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 28, 2017Cardiology
Most people would say they try to eat healthy and exercise often because they are trying to lose weight, but sometimes w ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Learn about how medical cannabis is grown, processed, and produced at a medical cannabis company.Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 21, 2017Technology
Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and "problem-solving intuition" to explore the behaviors of proteins ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing is being attempted for the first time in an adult; the patient has a disease called Hunter Syndrome.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2017Technology
Despite the advancements and diversity of toilets, about 4.5 billion people or 60 percent of the world's population are ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 16, 2017Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 16, 2017Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Breathalyzers have come a long way. No longer are these devices only popular for the detection of drunk drivers. Instead ...NOV 14, 2017Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Repeat sequences are common in our DNA, and are known to cause human disorders. In particular, a triplet repeat on the X ...NOV 13, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study reports that coal ash that comes from high-uranium deposits in China shows dangerous levels of radiation, ma ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 08, 2017Genetics & Genomics
The flu sickens millions, and kills thousands of people every year. Researchers are always looking for ways to make a be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2017Neuroscience
Who hasn't wondered about the possibility of knowing exactly what someone else is thinking? If only we could underst ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 08, 2017Cardiology
Mapping and measuring the interaction between very specific parts of the brain while a cardiac arrest survivor is comato ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 07, 2017Technology
CASIS, Boeing and MassChallenge will fund three new space station research projects spanning the fields of stem cell res ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 07, 2017Neuroscience
For patients with Parkinson's disease or epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can allow their tremors and seizures ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
We usually do our best to hide our sweating, but chemicals in perspirations can offer important clues about our health. ...NOV 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
In cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, genetic testing is used to guide doctors, but researchers found that some popula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2017Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a condition that impacts about 1.5 billion people in the world. The causes of it are varied, from trauma ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 31, 2017Technology
While other synthetic skins have sensed shear force, none have done it so accurately while also sensing the other two ma ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 31, 2017Technology
Vascular Surgeon John Martin was testing a Butterfly IQ pocket-sized ultrasound when he detected his own cancer.Written By: Julia TraversOCT 31, 2017Immunology
People with type 2 diabetes are particularly prone to ulcers on the bottom of the foot, which can increase the risk of d ...Written By: Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2017
Neuroscience
According to the CDC, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among young adults in America. It's a growing pro
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 29, 2017
Neuroscience
Brain training games that promise protection from dementia and increased memory skills have been a controversial subject
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 28, 2017
Cardiology
Most people would say they try to eat healthy and exercise often because they are trying to lose weight, but sometimes w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Learn about how medical cannabis is grown, processed, and produced at a medical cannabis company.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 21, 2017
Technology
Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and "problem-solving intuition" to explore the behaviors of proteins
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing is being attempted for the first time in an adult; the patient has a disease called Hunter Syndrome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2017
Technology
Despite the advancements and diversity of toilets, about 4.5 billion people or 60 percent of the world's population are
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 16, 2017
Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2017
Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Breathalyzers have come a long way. No longer are these devices only popular for the detection of drunk drivers. Instead
...
NOV 14, 2017
Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Repeat sequences are common in our DNA, and are known to cause human disorders. In particular, a triplet repeat on the X
...
NOV 13, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study reports that coal ash that comes from high-uranium deposits in China shows dangerous levels of radiation, ma
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 08, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The flu sickens millions, and kills thousands of people every year. Researchers are always looking for ways to make a be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2017
Neuroscience
Who hasn't wondered about the possibility of knowing exactly what someone else is thinking? If only we could underst
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 08, 2017
Cardiology
Mapping and measuring the interaction between very specific parts of the brain while a cardiac arrest survivor is comato
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2017
Technology
CASIS, Boeing and MassChallenge will fund three new space station research projects spanning the fields of stem cell res
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 07, 2017
Neuroscience
For patients with Parkinson's disease or epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can allow their tremors and seizures
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
We usually do our best to hide our sweating, but chemicals in perspirations can offer important clues about our health.
...
NOV 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
In cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, genetic testing is used to guide doctors, but researchers found that some popula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2017
Health & Medicine
Chronic pain is a condition that impacts about 1.5 billion people in the world. The causes of it are varied, from trauma
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 31, 2017
Technology
While other synthetic skins have sensed shear force, none have done it so accurately while also sensing the other two ma
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 31, 2017
Technology
Vascular Surgeon John Martin was testing a Butterfly IQ pocket-sized ultrasound when he detected his own cancer.
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 31, 2017
Immunology
People with type 2 diabetes are particularly prone to ulcers on the bottom of the foot, which can increase the risk of d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker