Group items tagged

Okay, when 3-D printing makes it onto the cover of PARADE MAGAZINE, there is no question it no longer is an "emerging" trend. So, what will be the next trend to graduate (self-driving cars have crossed the line already)?

A technique that delivers a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle could support the global fight against diseases such as HIV and malaria.

After surgeon stitches up a patient's abdomen, costly complications -- some life-threatening -- can occur. To cut down on these postoperative problems, Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a disposable suturing tool to guide the placement of stitches and guard the accidental puncture of internal organs.

I think I have been overwhelmed by the statistics on Alzheimer's. This is actually a bigger and more far-reaching prediction.

Converting solid waste (plastic bottles) to a cure for drug-resistant fungus -- is this not a win-win for the world??