The Quest for Cancer-Detecting Blood Tests Speeds Up
Liquid biopsies show promise for early detection of deadly tumors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Failure of Genetic Therapies for Huntington’s Devastates Community
Hopes were high for drugs designed to lower levels of a mutant protein, but development has stalled -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
AI System Can Sniff Out Disease as Well as Dogs Do
Researchers are training algorithms to emulate trained dogs’ ability to detect cancer and other diseases, perhaps including COVID-19 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Printing a Brain Aneurysm in a Dish
Scientists make and treat a 3-D-printed model of a ballooning blood vessel -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
2020’s Top Ten Tech Innovations
Scientific American and the World Economic Forum sifted through more than 75 nominations for the most innovative, most potentially game-changing technologies in 2020. The final top ten span... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
2020’s Top Ten Tech Innovations
Scientific American and the World Economic Forum sifted through more than 75 nominations for the most innovative, most potentially game-changing technologies in 2020. The final top ten span... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
DeepMind’s AI Makes Gigantic Leap in Solving Protein Structures
Google’s deep-learning program for determining the 3-D shapes of proteins stands to transform biology, scientists say -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Microneedles Could Enable Painless Injections and Blood Draws
Fewer trips to medical labs make care more accessible -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Election Science Stakes: Medicine and Public Health
Scientific American's senior medicine editor, Josh Fischman, talks about issues in medicine and public health that will be affected by this election. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Election Science Stakes: Medicine and Public Health
Scientific American's senior medicine editor, Josh Fischman, talks about issues in medicine and public health that will be affected by this election. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
3-D Printing inside the Body Could Patch Stomach Ulcers
In vivo bioprinting might also help repair hernias and treat infertility -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New Pen-and-Ink Method Draws Health Sensors Directly on Skin
Using electronic ink and stencils, researchers created a cheap heart monitor and other health-detecting devices -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Experimental Blood Test Detects Cancer up to Four Years before Symptoms Appear
The assay looks for stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver malignancies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Electrified Fabric Could Zap the Coronavirus on Masks and Clothing
New materials and coatings could make fabric inactivate or repel viral particles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Electrified Fabric Could Zap the Coronavirus on Masks and Clothing
New materials and coatings could make fabric inactivate or repel viral particles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Handheld Ultrasound Devices Are Speeding Diagnosis of COVID-19
Doctors can triage and monitor patients faster—and sometimes more accurately—with the aid of the pocket-size machines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com