No Laughing Matter: Medical Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Recover Faster from Illness Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·September 9, 2024A recent study found that medical clowns can significantly reduce the length of hospital stays for children with pneumonia.
43% of FDA-Approved AI-based Medical Devices Are Trained Using Fake Patient Data Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·August 27, 2024Close to half of the AI devices authorized for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are trained without using clinical data from actual patients, according to new findings by an international team of researchers.
Scientists Have Found The “Pain Control Pathway” That Influences the Placebo Effect MJ Banias·July 24, 2024Neuroscientists have made a discovery about the “Placebo Effect,” shedding light on a “pain control pathway” that underlies this phenomenon.
This Game-Changing Lightweight Exosuit Will Let You Outrun the Fastest Human MJ Banias·September 28, 2023Researchers have developed a lightweight exosuit that enhances a human's natural ability to sprint, making people run faster.
Is Live Music Actually the Best Medicine? Christopher Plain·December 20, 2021Sorry laughter, but music may actually be the best medicine. In fact, the researchers behind the study making...
Paralyzed Mice Walk Again Thanks to New Drug Christopher Plain·November 15, 2021In a medical first, paralyzed mice with a “severe spinal cord injury” have regained the ability to walk....
Coronavirus Wrote Itself Into Our DNA 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Says Studying Human DNA, Geneticists Found That There Was a Coronavirus Epidemic In Our Ancient Past Raquel Santos·October 7, 2021Researchers conducted a study discovering that a coronavirus outbreak occurred about 20,000 years ago, leaving traces in modern DNA.
Bats May Have Infected Us With COVID-19, But New Research Says They Can Help Us Fight It Candy Chan·September 29, 2021Could new treatments for Covid-19 come from the carrier of the disease itself? Bats may just be our answer to curing COVID-19.
LSD Induced Changes May Explain How Brain Generates Behavior Christopher Plain·September 17, 2021Researchers have found that LSD causes changes in the brain that may offer insight into how the brain actually directs behavior.
Microchipping Humans With Ultrasound Powered Devices Could Alter Medicine Conspiracy Theories Aside, New Research Into Tiny Microchips Could Save Countless Lives Christopher Plain·May 21, 2021Conspiracy theories aside, microchipping humans with tiny live saving computers powered by ultrasound will change the medical field forever.
Doctors Can 3D Print Bones Directly Into Your Body Christopher Plain·March 5, 2021New process allows an off-the-shelf 3D printer, along with custom-designed “ink," to print bones directly into the human body.
New Cancer Treatment Uses A Mini CERN Particle Accelerator To Blast Tumors With Ion Beams MJ Banias·February 26, 2021The Next Ion Medical Machine Study uses CERN particle accelerator technology to build next gen ion accelerators to treat cancerous tumors.