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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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OCT 30, 2017Technology
When disasters make it difficult and dangerous for people to survey and explore hard-hit areas, drones can save lives.Written By: Julia TraversOCT 26, 2017Cancer
Scientists have devised numerous ways to kill cancer. However, the long-standing caveat is that most effective methods o ...OCT 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti ...OCT 21, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about a genetic disorder that affects the liver, revealing potential new therapeutic avenue ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Using cutting-edge gene-editing technologies, Japanese scientists have modified hens to produce eggs that now contain a ...OCT 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
If there are only two things to be said about proton therapy, the first is that it is superior in treatment quality for ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 19, 2017Microbiology
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 14, 2017Cardiology
Every year, thousands of babies are born with heart defects that require multiple surgeries to fix during their first mo ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 12, 2017Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, imaging is everything. Before the brain can be fully understood, it must be seen. The prob ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 11, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Chemistry Nobel Laureate Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. Credit: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sc ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 11, 2017Cardiology
People with the world’s most common heart rhythm disorder now have a smartphone app to turn to for information, li ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 09, 2017Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 09, 2017Neuroscience
The lowly worm isn't usually considered an exciting or valuable animal. Many worms are stuck on the end of a ho ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 03, 2017Cardiology
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and scientists involved in a new study would ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 02, 2017Neuroscience
As we age, mobility can become an issue. Some people will have normal age-related trouble like arthritis or reduced fitn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA contains thousands of genes, and it is critical that the correct genes are expressed in the right places at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
With every new medical technology, doctors are getting better at saving more patients’ lives. Medical advancements ...SEP 26, 2017Microbiology
Humans share a close relationship with bacteria. New work has suggested our nervous system helps shape the bacterial pop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has used $20 million to create a consortium of universities that will support a ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA launched its Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mis ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2017Neuroscience
That mid-afternoon slump that seems so familiar isn't really about having too much food at lunch, or not having enou ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 19, 2017Cardiology
There’s a long-lasting myth that tongue swallowing during cardiac arrest can lead to suffocation and that it is th ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 19, 2017Neuroscience
Picture a lab, with a semi-evil looking scientist cackling about controlling the brain with pulses of light. Sound like ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 18, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria are going to be along for any rides that humans take into space, and new research shows that extraterrestrial e ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2017
Technology
When disasters make it difficult and dangerous for people to survey and explore hard-hit areas, drones can save lives.
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 26, 2017
Cancer
Scientists have devised numerous ways to kill cancer. However, the long-standing caveat is that most effective methods o
...
OCT 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti
...
OCT 21, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about a genetic disorder that affects the liver, revealing potential new therapeutic avenue
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Using cutting-edge gene-editing technologies, Japanese scientists have modified hens to produce eggs that now contain a
...
OCT 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
If there are only two things to be said about proton therapy, the first is that it is superior in treatment quality for
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 19, 2017
Microbiology
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 14, 2017
Cardiology
Every year, thousands of babies are born with heart defects that require multiple surgeries to fix during their first mo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2017
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, imaging is everything. Before the brain can be fully understood, it must be seen. The prob
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 11, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Chemistry Nobel Laureate Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. Credit: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sc
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 11, 2017
Cardiology
People with the world’s most common heart rhythm disorder now have a smartphone app to turn to for information, li
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2017
Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2017
Neuroscience
The lowly worm isn't usually considered an exciting or valuable animal. Many worms are stuck on the end of a ho
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 03, 2017
Cardiology
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and scientists involved in a new study would
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 02, 2017
Neuroscience
As we age, mobility can become an issue. Some people will have normal age-related trouble like arthritis or reduced fitn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA contains thousands of genes, and it is critical that the correct genes are expressed in the right places at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
With every new medical technology, doctors are getting better at saving more patients’ lives. Medical advancements
...
SEP 26, 2017
Microbiology
Humans share a close relationship with bacteria. New work has suggested our nervous system helps shape the bacterial pop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has used $20 million to create a consortium of universities that will support a ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA launched its Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mis
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2017
Neuroscience
That mid-afternoon slump that seems so familiar isn't really about having too much food at lunch, or not having enou
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 19, 2017
Cardiology
There’s a long-lasting myth that tongue swallowing during cardiac arrest can lead to suffocation and that it is th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Picture a lab, with a semi-evil looking scientist cackling about controlling the brain with pulses of light. Sound like
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 18, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria are going to be along for any rides that humans take into space, and new research shows that extraterrestrial e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch