medical

We all love a good movie. They transport us, taking us to worlds and environments many of us won't see in our everyday lives. Movies and the stories they tell can cause us to laugh, weep, feel, and think, sometimes changing us in…

Well, this might make more sense than scheming to get kids into the right university when they haven't even finished high school. A recent survey conducted by researchers from Geisinger, University of Southern California, UCLA, National…

Many of us turn to Reddit for product information, inspiration in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, and stories about animals doing amazing things. Recently, researchers have turned to Reddit to help analyze depression and anxiety to…

Engineers and physicians innovated a wearable ultrasound device that assesses the structure and function of the human heart. The wearable is the size of a postage stamp and can be worn for up to 24 hours. It even works with strenuous…

NOWATCH is demonstrating its screenless watch at CES 2023. The device provides real-time feedback on movement, sleep, and stress alongside recovery tools to restore balance and help users to live more fully in the "now." NOWATCH helps to…

If you’re going to CES 2023 in Las Vegas on Jan. 5-8 (and why wouldn’t you?), there's a theme this time—How technology addresses the world's biggest challenges. Highlights include: Automotive: With almost 300 exhibitors, CES 2023…

Researchers expect a new machine-learning model to identify small molecules for such applications as medicine, drug discovery, and environmental chemistry. For Aalto University and the University of Luxembourg researchers, the model has…

It might look more like a bulletin board, but this belt could save your life. The American Heart Association reports that 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart failure, and that number is estimated to increase to 8 million by…

Since 1950, the number of sedentary jobs has increased by 83%, according to the American Heart Association. Researchers with the Mayo Clinic found that those that sit for long periods can suffer from obesity, increased blood pressure, high…

Public toilets are often not pleasant places to go, but our bathrooms at home are dirtier than you think. A team of Colorado University engineers ran an experiment during a free week; it wasn't a waste of time. Using two lasers, one…