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New prosthetics can perform dexterous motions like opening beers and grinding pepper, by learning how your specific nervous system gives orders.

The Latest Prostheses Take Orders Directly From Your Nerves

By Jon Christian

Australia is on track to all but eliminate cervical cancer within its borders by 2066, and the U.S. could follow in its footsteps.

Australia’s Success Shows That the US Could Eliminate Cervical Cancer If It Really Wanted To

By Kristin Houser

Researchers in Hong Kong have invented a robot that looks like a caterpillar. It's designed to travel through your body and release drugs.

Scientists Want to Put a Horrifying Caterpillar Robot Inside Your Body

By Jon Christian

CDC officials have traced an outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Campylobacter jejuni to pet-store puppies unnecessarily prescribed antibiotics.

Pet Store Puppies Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By Kristin Houser

Glimpse: How Electronic Tattoos Will Change The World — And Ourselves

Glimpse: How Electronic Tattoos Will Change The World — And Ourselves

The New Apple Watch Transforms What a “Medical Device” Can Look Like

The New Apple Watch Transforms What a “Medical Device” Can Look Like

By Dan Robitzski

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists

By Dan Robitzski

On Friday, a CA court ruled that Monsanto owed a groundskeeper $289 million because its weedkillers containing glyphosate gave the man terminal cancer.

Monsanto’s Court Ruling Marks a Turning Point for Cancer-Causing WeedKiller

By Kristin Houser

Anew AI developed by MIT researchers can prescribe the minimum effective dose for patient with an aggressive type of brain tumor known as glioblastoma.

AI Can Make Sure Cancer Patients Get Just Enough (but Not Too Much) Treatment

By Kristin Houser

This “Cancer Cure” Video Is Fake. That’s The Point.

This “Cancer Cure” Video Is Fake. That’s The Point.

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: These Mind-Blowing Images of The Human Body Were Made By A New Kind of Scanner

The Digest: These Mind-Blowing Images of The Human Body Were Made By A New Kind of Scanner

By Kristin Houser

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

By Kristin Houser

CRISPR Could Help Us Cure Diseases. It Could Also Cause Cancer.

CRISPR Could Help Us Cure Diseases. It Could Also Cause Cancer.

By Kristin Houser

Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Chemo Thanks To New Genetic Insight

Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Chemo Thanks To New Genetic Insight

By Dan Robitzski

Quantum Dots Synthesized From Tea Leaves Could Be The Future Of Nanomedicine

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Quantum Dots Synthesized From Tea Leaves Could Be The Future Of Nanomedicine

By Dan Robitzski

Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than People

Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than People

By Dan Robitzski

A Great Way To Prevent Opioid Deaths: Overriding Patents On Anti-Overdose Drug

A Great Way To Prevent Opioid Deaths: Overriding Patents On Anti-Overdose Drug

By Dan Robitzski

Forcing Elite Female Athletes To Medicate Isn’t The Way To Make Sports More Equal

Forcing Elite Female Athletes To Medicate Isn’t The Way To Make Sports More Equal

By Dan Robitzski

14 Smart Clothes and Accessories to Give Your Wardrobe the Tech Treatment

Yes, Autism Rates Are Rising. No, That Doesn’t Mean More People Have Autism

Yes, Autism Rates Are Rising. No, That Doesn’t Mean More People Have Autism

By Dan Robitzski

Penis Transplant Is Latest Surgery Helping People Feel Like Themselves

Penis Transplant Is Latest Surgery Helping People Feel Like Themselves

By Dan Robitzski

There May Soon Be A New Vaccine To Combat Addiction To Bath Salts

There May Soon Be A New Vaccine To Combat Addiction To Bath Salts

By Dan Robitzski

Dare to Eat the World’s Hottest Chili Peppers? Beware of “Thunderclap” Headaches

Dare to Eat the World’s Hottest Chili Peppers? Beware of “Thunderclap” Headaches

By Claudia Geib

The First “Cell-Free” CRISPR Tech Is Here To Personalize Cancer Treatment

The First “Cell-Free” CRISPR Tech Is Here To Personalize Cancer Treatment

By Kristin Houser

Earlier Cancer Detection Could Be Just an Artificial Mole Away

Earlier Cancer Detection Could Be Just an Artificial Mole Away

By Kristin Houser

A Real Pick-Me-Up: Viagra Could Become The Next Cancer Drug

A Real Pick-Me-Up: Viagra Could Become The Next Cancer Drug

By Dan Robitzski

Tech Gives Us More Health Info Than Ever. That Could Be Making Us Paranoid.

Tech Gives Us More Health Info Than Ever. That Could Be Making Us Paranoid.

By Claudia Geib

Facebook Sought Medical Data. Yes, This Should Raise Red Flags.

Facebook Sought Medical Data. Yes, This Should Raise Red Flags.

By Claudia Geib

Here’s Why A California Court Requires Cancer Risk Warnings on Coffee

Here’s Why A California Court Requires Cancer Risk Warnings on Coffee

By Claudia Geib

There’s a Previously Undiscovered Organ in Your Body, And It Could Explain How Cancer Spreads

There’s a Previously Undiscovered Organ in Your Body, And It Could Explain How Cancer Spreads

By Lou Del Bello

The Internet Made Everyone a Medical Expert, and Patients Are Worse for It

The Internet Made Everyone a Medical Expert, and Patients Are Worse for It

By Claudia Geib

AI Helps Scientists Discover New Viruses — Here’s Why That Matters

AI Helps Scientists Discover New Viruses — Here’s Why That Matters

By Lou Del Bello

That “Game Changer” Treatment for MS Is Too Good To Be True — Really

That “Game Changer” Treatment for MS Is Too Good To Be True — Really

By Lou Del Bello

Wandering Gut Bacteria Could Be Behind Conditions Like Lupus

Wandering Gut Bacteria Could Be Behind Conditions Like Lupus

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A Pond-Dwelling Virus Just Cured a Man’s Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

Hacking a Cow’s Gut Bacteria Could Make More Meat, Less Pollution

Hacking a Cow’s Gut Bacteria Could Make More Meat, Less Pollution

By Chelsea Gohd

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A Bacteria Is Making Sunscreen Safe for You and the Environment

23andMe Cleared to Sell Genetic Tests for Cancer Risk

By Chelsea Gohd

Australia May Soon Eliminate Cervical Cancer

Australia May Soon Eliminate Cervical Cancer

A New Chemical Treatment Could Make Water Safe to Drink for Months

A New Chemical Treatment Could Make Water Safe to Drink for Months

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Bacon? Cell Phones? It’s Rarely Just One Thing That Causes Cancer

By Jolene Creighton

Researchers Are Developing a New Cancer Vaccine Using Virus-Like Particles

Researchers Are Developing a New Cancer Vaccine Using Virus-Like Particles

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Apple to Launch Medical Practices to Treat Its Own Employees

Human Bacteria: An Unlikely Shield Against Skin Cancer

Human Bacteria: An Unlikely Shield Against Skin Cancer

By Lou Del Bello

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Tailor-Made Medicine is Pretty Biased

Iron Nanoparticles Could Be the Next Line of Treatment in Battling Cancerous Tumors

Iron Nanoparticles Could Be the Next Line of Treatment in Battling Cancerous Tumors

By Robert Sanders

Scientists Successfully Repair Liver Damage Using A Modified Virus

Scientists Successfully Repair Liver Damage Using A Modified Virus

By Adeel Shaffi

Researchers Want to Hunt Unknown Viruses Before They Cause the Next Pandemic

Researchers Want to Hunt Unknown Viruses Before They Cause the Next Pandemic

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Chinese Doctors Are Using Modified T-Cells to Treat Advanced Forms of Cancer

Machine Learning Could Make Manufacturing New Medicines Easier for Synthetic Chemists

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Machine Learning Could Make Manufacturing New Medicines Easier for Synthetic Chemists

New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors by Cutting off Their Blood Supply

New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors by Cutting off Their Blood Supply

By Kristin Houser

Startup Proposes Using Stem Cells From Placentas for Regenerative Medicine

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Startup Proposes Using Stem Cells From Placentas for Regenerative Medicine

By Chelsea Gohd

Fecal Transplants See Success in 90 Percent of Bacterial Gut Infections

Fecal Transplants See Success in 90 Percent of Bacterial Gut Infections

By Patrick Caughill

Brain-Zapping Pacemaker Implant Could Be a New Treatment for Opioid Addiction

Brain-Zapping Pacemaker Implant Could Be a New Treatment for Opioid Addiction

By Patrick Caughill

New Stem Cell Study Could Be the Start of Personalized Cancer Vaccines

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Bacteria Hidden Under Our Feet May Be a New Weapon Against Superbugs

By Kristin Houser

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New Pill Kills the Flu Virus in 24 Hours

Robots Smaller Than a Human Hair Can Starve and Shrink Cancerous Tumors

Robots Smaller Than a Human Hair Can Starve and Shrink Cancerous Tumors

By Chelsea Gohd

Researchers Claim Special Form of UV Light Can Safely Kill Flu Viruses

Researchers Claim Special Form of UV Light Can Safely Kill Flu Viruses

By Chelsea Gohd

FDA Says Kratom Is An Opioid, Damaging Hopes for Addiction Treatment

FDA Says Kratom Is An Opioid, Damaging Hopes for Addiction Treatment

Your Future Doctor May Not be Human. This Is the Rise of AI in Medicine.

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Your Future Doctor May Not be Human. This Is the Rise of AI in Medicine.

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Advanced Reproductive Technology is Here. But Who Decides Who Gets Access?

By Claudia Geib

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Cancer “Vaccine” That Wipes out Tumors Ready for Human Trial

By Chelsea Gohd

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New App for Depression Uses Artificial Intelligence for Therapy Treatments