MEDICINE

A Three-Minute Test Diagnoses Lewy Body Dementia

Lewy Body Dementia affects an estimated 1.4 million people in the U.S.

Chef Ryan Conklin Is Elevating the Art of Hospital Food

A hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina has become a Thanksgiving dinner hotspot.

Former Firefighter Receives the Most Extensive Face Transplant in History

He waited more than a year on the donor registry before receiving his new face.

Sewage Samples Could Be Used to Prevent the Next Viral Outbreak

Researchers at MIT are gathering city data from an unusual source.

Watch What Happens to Magnetic Objects Inside an MRI Machine

Dr. Henry Heimlich’s Long Battle With the Red Cross Over His Namesake Maneuver

Dr. Henry Heimlich’s innovative research led to this life-saving technique, but he ran into major issues with the American Red Cross.

Tapeworm Infects Man, Gives Him Cancer

A Columbian man died when the parasite’s cancer spread into his body.

Female Sex Hormone May Save Injured Soldiers

The DOD recently gave a $10 million contract to a University of Alabama research team to begin human safety testing trials on a synthetic estrogen that may be able to save the lives of wounded soldiers and trauma patients.

Scientists Use Light to Regulate Fruit Fly Heartbeats

The technique may one day lead to noninvasive heart treatments for humans.

6 Ways Europe’s Best Doctors Tried to Cure Beethoven’s Deafness

None of the treatments worked, but the composer kept trying.

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Update: 'Brain Surgery Live' Patient Is Up and Walking

Nurses say that on Monday, Grindley "sprinted around the floor."

Electronic Sensors Sniff Out Ovarian Cancer

Israeli scientists have developed sophisticated sensors that can “sniff” out ovarian cancer in a patient's breath.

How Some of the First Plastic Contacts Were Made

A newsreel shows what life was like for contacts-wearers before the invention of soft and breathable lenses.

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How Removing Half of Someone's Brain Can Improve Their Life

A hemispherectomy is a rare surgical procedure in which half the brain is removed. Most people with half a brain live pretty normal lives.

For Parkinson's Patients, Dancing Is Medicine

A growing body of research suggests dancing can alleviate some of the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

The Science Behind a Relaxing, Hallucinatory Float in a Dark Tank

Flotation REST is a form of sensory isolation that some researchers say could treat chronic pain, anxiety, and more.

3-D Bone Marrow Model Made from Biosilk Generates Blood Platelets

The implications are enormous for people who suffer from platelet diseases or who are undergoing chemotherapy.

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A Venomous Snail Might Someday Help You Sleep

A new study finds that peptides from marine snail venom helps mice snooze.

10 Facts About the Flu Shot

Doctors are warning about a potential "twindemic" of COVID-19 and influenza this fall. Here’s what you need to know about getting the flu shot.

Nobel Prize Awarded for Drugs that Fight Parasitic Diseases

The scientists developed drugs to successfully treat parasitic diseases infecting millions worldwide.

Scientists Use Ultrasound to Activate Brain Cells

They altered how neurons behave in the brains of nematode worms.

Captain Morgan Helps Hips in the Emergency Room

It's more effective than it sounds.

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Elevating Poop Science to an Art

A microbiologist paints beautiful botanical vignettes using gut bacteria.

11 Doctor-Recommended Facts About Doogie Howser, M.D.

2. The idea for the series came to Steven Bochco while he was "sitting on the can."

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