Google has announced that it plans to develop a bandage-sized wearable glucose monitoring device with DexCom, a manufacturer of continuous…
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Mammograms may not reduce breast cancer deaths
Breast cancer screenings may not lead to fewer deaths but may lead to overdiagnosis, U.S. researchers suggest. In areas of…
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New fund eases expenses for organ donors
When Sigrid Fry-Revere decided to donate a kidney to a friend in 2010, she thought she knew what to expect.…
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Answering personal questions activates unique brain activity pattern, study suggests
The brain consumes 20 percent of the body’s energy while awake and at rest, yet scientists historically have viewed the…
Read MoreGetting a colonoscopy? There’s an app for that
A group of physicians in Phoenix decided that people undergoing a colonoscopy could really use the help of an app.…
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London uses van with X-ray machine to find tuberculosis
London is famed for its historic sites, its double-decker buses and its West End shows, but the city now has…
Read MorePudgy pup undergoes surgical ‘tummy tuck’
If they had a “Biggest Loser” TV show for dogs, there’s one pudgy pup from Portland who could be the…
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Gene discovery could lead to new types of HIV treatments
Scientists have identified a gene which they say may have the ability to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,…
Read MoreLargest cancer gene database made public
National Cancer Institute scientists have released the largest-ever database of cancer-related genetic variations, providing researchers the most comprehensive way so…
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Hand transplant recovery sheds new light on touch
Recovery of feeling can gradually improve for years after a hand transplant, suggests a small study that points to changes…
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