Category: 5. Health

Spectrometers are technology for reading light that date back to the era of famed 17th-century physicist Isaac Newton. They work by breaking down light waves into their different colors — or spectra — to provide information about the makeup of the objects being measured. UC Santa Cruz… Continue Reading

Speaking, singing, coughing, laughing, yelling, yawning, chewing — we use our jaws for many purposes. Each action requires a complex coordination of muscles whose activity is managed by neurons in the brain. But it turns out that the neural circuit behind the jaw movement most essential to… Continue Reading

Neurotech startup Augmental has raised a $4m seed round to commercialize their wearable interface for people living with motor impairment and limited hand function. The “MouthPad” offers an unprecedented and convenient alternative to a brain-computer interface, or BCI, that circumvents the… Continue Reading

(Original Caption) A woman reacts with interest and surprise as another woman whispers in her ear. … [+] Undated photograph. Bettmann Archive Entering your 20s or the “emerging adulthood” phase of life can be overwhelming and stressful. Entering your 20s or the “emerging adulthood” phase of… Continue Reading

General practitioner examining a patient’s hand for signs of rheumatoid arthritis. getty A breakthrough in cancer therapy could unlock a whole new frontier in medicine. Scientists are now exploring an exciting possibility: using naturally occurring checkpoints in the immune system to treat… Continue Reading

Traffic jams in Delhi, the capital of India. (Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images With a staggering 170,000 fatalities per year, India has the unwelcome distinction of having the most road deaths of any country. The majority of those killed are pedestrians… Continue Reading

Each October, as the days shorten and the air grows crisp, millions of Americans prepare for the beloved – and often sugar-fueled – tradition of Halloween. From jack-o’-lanterns glowing on porches to costumes ranging from the whimsical to the gory, Halloween is a time of playful… Continue Reading

With the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, organizations are optimistic that the technology … [+] may be able to help solve healthcare’s burnout crisis. getty In its latest report titled the “State of AI During the Great Burnout in Healthcare,” big data unicorn Innovaccer details the… Continue Reading

Dominique Verhelle, Co-Founder and CEO of NextRNA Therapeutics, which is working on multiple lncRNAs … [+] associated with numerous cancers where there is a significant unmet need. Dominique Verhelle In 2016, the Belgian cancer biologist Eleonora Leucci published the first of several papers on… Continue Reading

Kristen Helton at the Herself Health Crystal clinic in Minneapolis opening Herself Health provides comprehensive solutions to improve the health and quality of life of women 65 and over Kristen Helton, CEO of Herself Health— a network of clinics designed for women 65 and older—is tackling the… Continue Reading