Traditionally, when a patient undergoes surgery to have a tumor removed from their throat, doctors will go in through the head to remove it. Then, the patient will have to wait…
If you’re a seasoned traveler, there are two things you are never without: a first aid kit and your device charger(s). If you’re not a seasoned traveler, trust me on this…you…
In a scene reminiscent of “Minority Report” or “Johnny Mnemonic,” Sunnybrook Hospital doctors are using Microsoft’s Kinect sensor in a key role during complicated surgical procedures. According to Denise Amrich, a registered nurse and health care advisor for the…
I have been sitting here looking at this off and on all day. Maybe it’s just the hospital thing, and the fact that my focus is entirely too much on my…
Over the years, I have had a couple of different versions of this, starting with the original Magic 8 Ball and continuing through the pink Magic Date Ball. What can I say? I’m a girl. I can see huge…
The natural genetic instability of HIV is this organism’s best weapon. By generating mutations and increasing its diversity, the virus is able to fool its host’s immune system and has made the formulation of a vaccine so far impossible.…
The brainiacs over Texas A&M University (Remember the movie “Drumline”?) has made a huge breakthrough in affordable DNA scanning technology that rivals the accuracy of larger lab machines.
The device has no moving parts and costs just $10 to
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A recent study from scientists at Stanford University, California, USA, reveals that younger people are more afraid of losing than the older generations. Could this simply confirm that wisdom of age is a reality? In any case, functional magnetic…
When you see a human individual – or any other animal – there is actually much more than meets the eye. The number of microorganisms on and inside us has been estimated to outnumber our own cells by a…
A trainee psychiatrist and a film director found out that the humor in cartoon series The Simpsons can help people face various mental conditions more effectively. These include ailments such as depression, phobias, alcoholism, and a few others. The…
Can the electromagnetic waves generated by wireless networks be harmful to certain people’s health? A woman from London, UK, seems to think so. Encouraged by dubious pseudo-scientific websites such as electrosensitivity.org.uk, she is convinced that her various symptoms –…
Dogs can sniff someone’s “olfactive signature” and somehow smell that you’re coming home even before you’ve entered the door. They can also determine when you’re ill and know how to “treat their human” in such situations. Vince Rotello and…
