Affordable diagnostic tests tackle the world’s most pressing health problems.
Affordable diagnostic tests tackle the world’s most pressing health problems.
Scientists are using video games to tap the collective intelligence of people around the world, while doctors and educators are turning to games to treat and teach.
Twenty-first century lab reports will include test results read by a new breed of pathologist.
2012 saw the birth of a handful of non-invasive genetic prenatal tests, but the young industry faces growing pains as legal and ethical questions loom.
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
After decades of political wrangling, the European Union is poised to introduce a single patent system to reduce red tape and application costs for researchers and companies.
The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
The total number of new drugs approved this year ties last year for the highest since 2004, suggesting that the pharmaceutical industry is recovering.
As the United States edges ever closer to the dreaded fiscal cliff, the pharmaceutical industry approaches a precipice of its own.
The US Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to get new devices on the market sooner—and antibiotics may be next.