Technology Reversing Paralysis: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2017 Scientists are making remarkable progress at using brain implants to restore the freedom of movement that spinal cord injuries take away. by Antonio Regalado 2017-02-22T07:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Companies Aim to Make Drugs from Bacteria That Live in the Gut Relatively new discoveries about of the role of the microbiome in human health have sparked a race to develop new therapies based on microbes. by Mike Orcutt 2016-01-18T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Soft Robotic Glove Could Put Daily Life Within Patients’ Grasp The latest in assistive technology is a lightweight glove that helps patients with limited mobility grab and pick up objects. by Anna Nowogrodzki 2015-06-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Synthetic Biologists Create Paper-Based Diagnostic for Ebola Scientists say they can embed sophisticated genetic tests onto a piece of paper. by Karen Weintraub 2014-10-24T16:30:00-04:00
News Motorized Pants to Help Soldiers and Stroke Victims A soft, lightweight exoskeleton developed at Harvard applies assistive force without interfering with a person’s normal gait. by Kevin Bullis 2014-09-16T12:29:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Organ-on-a-Chip Mimics Deadly Lung Condition The organ-mimicking microdevice may one day reduce the need for animal testing. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-11-07T13:42:31-05:00
Rewriting Life Building an Organ on a Chip Microscale devices that mimic human organs could provide a much more realistic environment for drug discovery. by Susan Young and Kyanna Sutton 2012-06-19T00:00:00-04:00
