The drug, Crenezumab, attacks amyloid plaques in the brain. In a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer’s, people who are genetically guaranteed to develo... Read more
Electronic catheter stethoscope, or “eCath” While traditional metal and rubber stethoscopes around the necks of doctors and nurses have become a symbol of the medical profession, a US... Read more
Social Entrepreneurship In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impa... Read more
“This is the first time we may have a treatment for the underlying cause in the most common form of cystic fibrosis.” A locally waged battle against cystic fibrosis has yielded an exp... Read more
I suspect the first “cheap” 4K screens will arrive around CES 2015 As we approach the E3, the electronic gaming show in early June, I suspect that the value of “Retina” high-resolution displ... Read more
Elver numbers are now at 5% of their levels in the 1980s Scientists create a mixture of detritus and waste matter, which is hoped will reproduce larvae’s natural diet Marine biologists... Read more
UCSD scientists announced last week that a metabolism-boosting protein, PCG-1?, may help restore cell function in individuals afflicted by Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Lou Gehrig’s disease, or Amyo... Read more
The most creative solutions to difficult problems often seem to come out of nowhere. The mysterious nature of the “sudden flash of insight” has given rise to the myth of inspiration – the id... Read more
Physicians still make decisions without access to the synthesised evidence they need Australian researchers are calling for the open sharing of clinical trial data in the medical research co... Read more
Abandoned Mine Tunnels Might Ferry Geothermal Energy from Deep Underground Underground mining is a sweaty job, and not just because of the hard work it takes to haul ore: Mining tunnels fill... Read more
The driver no longer has to think about adapting their tyres A team of German researchers from the University of Applied Sciences in Leipzig are developing an “intelligent” tire that automat... Read more
”One out of every 200 Americans is an amputee” A breakthrough in medical technology could see limb regeneration by utilizing high levels of oxygen on severed bone. Truth be told, there is a... Read more
Our schools should be producing kids who tinker, make, experiment, collaborate, question We don’t need to memorize things any more, but we still need teachers to guide our students toward le... Read more
Rewiring Humanity Over the course of history, new technologies have created global shifts and fueled the forward momentum of countries and empires. Every new invention — from the mobil... Read more
Concordia physicists modify battery-like enzyme to produce carbon-neutral energy New research at Concordia University is bringing us one step closer to clean energy. It is possible to extend... Read more
