MEDICINE & HEALTH

Should Technology Be Used to Extend the Human Lifespan?

Technology may be able to ‘hack’ human mortality. In light of rapid gains in gene editing, nanotechnology, and robotics, some futurists expect this generation's biohackers to double their life spans.

The Necessity of Vaccinating Children against Measles

In recent times, there have been huge outbreaks of the measles epidemic in Ukraine and the Philippines. Last year alone, Europe saw over 80,000 cases of measles and to worsen the condition, this is continuing in Washington, New York, California, Illinois, and Texas.

Retinal prion disease study redefines role for brain cells

Microglia may benefit, not damage, photoreceptors National Institutes of Health scientists studying the progression of inherited and infectious eye diseases that can cause blindness have found that microglia, a type of nervous system cell suspected to cause retinal damage, surprisingly had no damaging role during prion disease in mice.

Mini microscope is the new GoPro for studies of brain disease in living mice

Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could improve scientists' ability to image the effects of cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions in the brains of living and active mice over time.

Artificial womb technology breaks its 4 minute mile

A major advancement in pioneering technology based around the use of an artificial womb to save extremely premature babies is being hailed as a medical and biotechnological breakthrough.
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