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The treatment very nearly killed her. But she emerged from it cancer-free, and about seven months later is still in complete remission. She is the first child and one of the first humans ever in whom new techniques have achieved a long-sought goal —
A local Valley woman says a unique procedure saved her life. It's called a "fecal transplant," and Ellen Christensen is one of a few dozen in the Valley that have gone through the life-saving procedure. Back in January 2011, Christensen went to her d
Imagine texting while driving, or placing a call while showering, without holding your phone in your hands.
This is a documentary of "Wings of Russia" studio about history of development of Russian Aviation.
Regulatory approval of a gene therapy treatment in Europe could spark broader patient access to the technology.
In an experimental trial, surgeons have implanted deep-brain stimulators into U.S. and Canadian Alzheimer’s patients.
hat one in five of these patients are conscious, but essentially trapped in their bodies because they're unable to communicate verbally or physically.
Regulatory approval of a gene therapy treatment in Europe could spark broader patient access to the technology.
Under the cooktop’s smooth glass surface are copper coils. An alternating current passes through the coils, creating a magnetic field that moves current through your pots and pans, heating them up but ignoring the glass cooktop, your fingers, and any
vestigator Rena D’Souza of Baylor won the grant to continue their groundbreaking work on self-assembling, multidomain peptide hydrogels that not only physically support but also encourage the growth of specific kinds of tissues.
The first thing to consider is your heart attack risk, according to Chauncey Crandall, M.D. “People with coronary heart disease, heart attack survivors, or those who have undergone coronary artery bypass surgery or had a stent implanted should not he
After a year at sea, Liquid Robotics' Wave Glider has set the record for the longest distance traveled by an autonomous robot.
Carbon nanotubes that respond to visible light might mean better solar cells and artificial retinas.
A coming generation of devices promise clear, high-quality vision for the blind.
A group of 3-D printing gunsmiths have taken another step toward making a gun you can download off the internet.
NASA has a big new rocket in the works, one designed to carry astronauts beyond earth orbit for the first time since the Saturn V took us to the moon.
The automated flipping machine can provide high-speed and labor-saving style of book digitization. The key point is to design the mechanism not to cause obstruction for the scanner while maintaining full speed. The developed system can flip and scan
Artist Gustav Metzger hooked his brain up to a robotic sculpting machine that carved based on his thoughts. Then he tried desperately to think about nothing.
During a moon dust measurement experiment, a physicist accidentally figured out how to help weather forecasters.
higan is 10 times smaller than the nearest competition and could make long-term measurements of neural activity practical at last.
Scanadu hopes its tricorder-like device and a smartphone will help people track their health and diagnose problems.
Researchers at McGill University have discovered a molecular basis for the cancer preventive effects of vitamin D, whereby its active form essentially shuts down cancer cells.
On the reality television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, the lucky recipient gets a first look at his newly renovated home.
showing that histone H3.3 deposited by the histone-interacting protein HIRA is a key step in reverting nuclei to a pluripotent type, capable of being any one of many cell types.
biodegradable nanoparticle turns out to be the perfect vehicle to stealthily deliver an antigen that tricks the immune system into stopping its attack on myelin and halt a model of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice, according to ne
The light walls simulate sunlight but don't generate UV radiation.
in Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems are now getting a rare look inside the brain to discover the exact pattern of activity that produces a memory. Dr. Joshua Jacobs, a professor in Drexel's School of Biomedi
The new prototype is the first nuclear reactor for space built in the U.S. since 1965.
Britain's Environmental Agency is taking a keen interest in housing technology that embraces flooding rather than fights it.
Founder Elon Musk said he wants to send 80,000 people to Mars--per year.
