New Research Offers Clues About the Aging Brain
Recent breakthroughs suggest new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat brain disorders associated with aging, including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
read moreRecent breakthroughs suggest new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat brain disorders associated with aging, including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
read moreWe are out of time. New, effective antibiotics are required to face the real and growing global threat from resistant and too often deadly bacterial infections
read moreIn order for basic and preclinical research to be translated to the clinic, it is not enough to simply include females in experiments—potential effects of sex must also be examined
read moreAnalyzing an individual’s genome to generate risk profiles for serious disease sounds like the ultimate weapon in the fight for preventative health care, but does DNA analysis deliver on its promise?
read moreAs antibacterial resistance increases—now thought responsible for an estimated 5 million deaths worldwide each year—scientists are investigating two distinct approaches to combating this deadly problem: Develop new antibiotics that defy pathogen resistance or design methods that hone antibiotic selection and fight individual infections better
Emergent technologies are frequently demonized due to the fear of the unknown. The doubts and alarms are more often than not sparked by their own developers, in a secret wish to become the masters of such fears, and thereby increase their control and influence upon laymen
Contact lenses offer an ideal position to monitor glucose and other health factors, but developing safe and easy-to-wear smart lenses remains a challenge
The health and well-being of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and stateless communities are often at risk due to political, logistical, and security challenges associated with providing adequate and timely medical aid to the deserving groups.
The Famous engineer Henry Petroski once wrote about one of his students who asked, “Why do engineering students feel superior to those of us studying in nontechnical fields?”
read moreThis text, Digital Human Modeling and Medicine, is a comprehensive overview in 32 chapters distributed within six sections of the state-of-the-art and applications of the field of human modeling and applications in medicine
read moreUnveiling the powerful voices of mentors, mentees, and volunteers in the IEEE EMBS Student Mentoring Program
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