Circulation problems can cause anything from the minor discomfort of pins-and-needles, to the life-threatening blood clots of Deep Vein Thrombosis caused by cramped postures during long air travel (or sitting at your desk too much – my own brother…

I love my prescription glasses which change tint so delicately that I often forget that the sun even exists, but those could seem like monochrome compared to new sunglasses on the horizon that change colour at your whim. They…

Surgical sponges and other equipment being left in patients constitute a serious health hazard, but so much hardware is involved in even simple surgery that keeping track can be very difficult. RFID is ideal for this situation, adding an…

Dust, pollen, and volatile organic chemicals pose serious health hazards, especially in modern sealed office buildings. To address this, Okamura Corp. and Sanki Engineering have developed a new kind of wind tunnel, which basically sucks (or blows, as you…

Normally E. coli is the last thing you want threaded through your colon, but now that super-strong, slow-dissolving sutures are made out of the bacteria, you should ask for it by name. Made from genetically engineered organisms, the resultant…

Scientists at UCLA, led by Dr. David Wong, have decoded the "alphabet" of saliva in a way that allows it to replace invasive bloodwork to test for conditions ranging from cancer to osteoporosis. They have catalogued the entire proteome,…

Keyboards and mice get pretty disgusting. That is, we know they get disgusting, but because they don't look all that bad, we tend to let it slide to the point where they're literally laden with more bacteria than the…

Whether you sleep with the fishes, drink like a fish, or have a waterproof — you probably have blood and would like more on occasion. Now you can bleed like a fish (so to speak) with the new artificial…