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more about #medicine more comments → Smeagol92055: Ha ha, fuck you, Daybreakers. Your whole movie has just been rendered moot. SCIENCE TRIUMPHS OVER VAMPIRES YET AGAIN more » burlybax: Its interesting that film making technology seems to be advancing faster than medical technology.. more » Rocketknight: Stereoscopic goggles so that I can feel like I'm looking straight into the womb? Excuse me while I hurl. Thinking about pregnancy immediately makes m... more » capnrob: It goes the other way, too; several major effects sequences (the Assembly of Leeloo in _The Fifth Element_, among others, if memory serves) have used ... more » ♠ Final ♠: This friends is Kevin Randleman after his MRSA infection. If you don't want staph then wash. If you go to the gym you're likely to pick it up from t... more » Bogdan Coman: We should be mindful of bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. more » DraconisXC: Someday soon bacteria are just gonna hop off the toilet seat and punch you right in the face, protective paper cover or no. more » AmishJohn: I'm not worrying until they get to Gamma Rays. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: To a large extent, your concerns about plasma creating super bugs are not valid, just as concerns that detergent based antimicrobial hand soaps causin... more » J_Frank_Parnell: See post RE: Biotech Apocolypse more » Roklimber: No offense, but you folks are way behind on some news... I posted a tip about this here on io9 back a full 2 weeks. more » TotalFanGirl: First, this made me think of the little flashy things from MiB. Second, rather than helpful medical applications I thought of the possible military a... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: There already are light activated medicines: [en.wikipedia.org] There are also medicines which increse sensitivty to sunlight and risk of sunburn. more » Perhaps Not: I wish my cat had a pause button like this. more » ManchuCandidate: Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche, a nematode in the night Madman nerdboys nerdgirls, Labcoats in the laboratory with a box full of micro... more » -
#madscience
We Can Replace Your Blood Cells With Synthetics
A few years from now, your blood transfusion may contain synthetic blood cells (pictured) almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Except in one important way: These synth-cells can be stuffed with drugs for special delivery via your circulatory system. More » -
#moviestomedicine
Could Avatar's Technology Improve Medicine?
Directors like James Cameron and Robert Zemeckis are using motion capture and computer animation to place actors in unusual bodies and fantastical environments. But the medical community is increasingly utilizing technology originally designed for movies and video games. More » -
#mrsa
Could New Therapies For Drug-Resistant Staph Help To Breed Even Worse Mutant Super-Bacteria?
Antibiotic-resistant staph bugs are a terrifying prospect: a potentially deadly skin infection that resists most traditional treatments. But now, researchers think they've found a weapon against MRSA: hitting it with low-temperature plasma. More » -
#madscience
Paralyzed By Light
Just one beam of ultra-violet light left this nematode worm completely paralyzed. A second beam of visible-spectrum light allowed it to move again. That's right - scientists have created behavioral "light switches," a way to control animals with light. More » -
#madmedicine
Man Thought to Be in a 23-Year Coma Was Conscious the Whole Time
It's a nightmarish medical scenario: a man spent 23 years paralyzed but conscious while his doctors believed he was in a vegetative state. And his situation might be more common than we'd like to think. More » -
#madscience
Coming Soon: Artificial Gecko Feet, Microcellular Scaffolds, And Programmable Matter!
Are you ready for surfboard-shaped nanotech? How about solar panels that rely on light being a wave instead of a particle to set up a current? The American Vacuum Society (AVS)'s San José symposium unveiled dozens of material-science breakthroughs. More » -
#medicine
Three New Medical Technologies That Could Save Your Life
Three new therapies that might make their way to hospitals soon show impressive possibilities for changing the way you heal, using lasers and nanotechnology, as well as synthetic skin and superhealing nerve cells.
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#madmedicine
Biotech Company Sued for Accidentally Growing Extra Bones In People's Bodies
A company called Stryker Biotech was in court last week defending a bone-growth product it sold for years, despite reports that it would "drift" in the body, causing bones to grow in random locations. More » -
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#medicalscience
Your Body May Already Have A Cancer Treatment Inside It
Could autoimmune disease have an upside? As strange as it sounds, it may be the case as scientists discover that certain overactive immune cells could be repurposed to help fight cancer. More » -
#nobelprizes
Nobel Prize Wins Proves Need For Government Funding
It's not just President Obama who brought Nobel glory to the United States this week - Americans also won the Nobel Prizes for Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, proving the need for government funding for research, say US scientists. More » -
#epidemic
Is Chronic Fatigue a Communicable Disease?
Though chronic fatigue syndrome is common, doctors still don't know what causes it. A study published today in Science, however, suggests the condition may be linked to human retrovirus (pictured). Does this mean you can catch chronic fatigue from somebody? More » -
#madmedicine
Woman Gets a Tooth Implanted In Her Eye To Cure Blindness
A woman, blind for 9 years, can see again after doctors performed a rare surgery where her own tooth was inserted into eye. How does this procedure work? More » -
#madscience
Human Fat Could Provide An Infinite Supply of Stem Cells
Stem cells are versatile cells that can turn into almost anything - skin, organs, brain tissue. They could revolutionize medicine, but these cells are hard to get. Until now. New research proves human fat will yield an endless supply. More » -
#superpowers
Two Technologies That Could Make You Superpowered Tomorrow
There are two basic things you need if you are going to be superpowered: Mega strength and a giant brain. Two new university lab inventions - superfast robot hands and injectable brain tissue - could give you both. More » -
#madmedicine
The Strange Case of Seizures That Turned a Woman Into a Man
Researchers report an odd case in the latest issue of Epilepsy & Behavior. Whenever their patient had an epileptic seizure, she thought she'd become male - and that other women near her had turned into men too. What caused it? More » -
#poll
Will You Be Getting a Flu Vaccine This Fall?
Flu season is just around the corner, and this year immunologists will be on the alert making sure that H1N1 swine flu doesn't get out of control. What will you do to protect yourself? More » -
#nanotech
Nanotech And Lasers Team Up To Cure Cancer
When nanotech and lasers team up, is there anything they can't do? Apparently not. New research shows a combined nanotube/laser treatment zaps kidney tumors in 80 percent of mice. Nanotech is teaming up with viruses to kill ovarian tumors, too. More » -
#medicalporn
Sex Like You've Never Seen It Before [NSFW]
Your WTF Moment Of The Day: MRI footage of a man having sex with a woman. For the medical scanner fetishist amongst you, you'll want to skip to 1:30, but for everyone else, the introduction gives you the context. More » -
#cancer
Using Quantum Dots To Detect The Early Signs Of Cancer
For a long time, cancer screening has been difficult and invasive. Doctors had to use invasive surgical procedures and unreliable tests. Now, scientists have harvested the power of quantum semiconductors to test for very early signs of cancer. More » -
#madscience
Regrow Lost Teeth! (With An Optional Fluorescent Glow)
It's a huge scientific breakthrough: a team from Tokyo's Research Institute for Science and Technology has designed a method for regrowing lost teeth. But you could also call it the newest bio-punk accessory: the regrown teeth have a fluorescent glow. More »
