Health Sciences and Technology News

Parents-to-be might soon don 3-D glasses in the ultrasound lab to see their developing fetuses in the womb.

OrphageniX Inc., a new biotechnology company founded by University of Delaware researchers, has been established in Wilmington to develop and commercialize UD-patented technologies for repairing genes that cause rare, hereditary diseases.

Bonn computer scientists demonstrate a system which improves the function of retinal implants significantly.

A plant scientist's discovery of a previously unknown component in plants' immune systems provides new clues to how plants and humans fend off diseases and how invaders stifle immunity.

University of Pittsburgh researchers show compound kills leukemia cells while sparing normal, healthy cells.

A Merced company has recalled year-old hamburger meat distributed in California and elsewhere after at least three Napa County children became ill with a virulent strain of E. coli, health officials said Friday.

A new laser technique allows for instant detection of bioterrorism agents, permitting tests that previously were cumbersome or impossible.

Almost 9% of hospital admissions in Australia should have been avoided, with highest rates among the oldest and most disadvantaged Australians.

Further study could help determine green tea’s protective role in other autoimmune diseases, including lupus, psoriasis, scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis.