Medicine

Michelangelo painted some of art history's greatest hands.

Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis

Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master's hands

"Lotus, An X-ray" c. 1930's.

Check Out These X-Rays of Flowers From the 1930s

Dain L. Tasker’s radiographs depict delicate flowers from the inside out

Mutations in mitochondria (marked in blue) can lead to serious genetic diseases.

U.S Panel Deems "Three Parent Babies" Ethical to Test

Mitochondrial replacement therapy could help prevent genetic diseases

Thousands of infants born in Brazil have been reported to show signs of microcephaly, like Alice pictured here being comforted by her father.

How Can Viruses Like Zika Cause Birth Defects?

While the link between Zika and microcephaly is uncertain, similar diseases show how the virus might be affecting infants

Brain Scans Could Identify Kids at Risk of Depression

Knowing who's at risk before the disease strikes could make preventative treatments possible

The 1,500-year-old skeleton of a man and his prosthesis was found in a grave next to medieval church in Hemmaberg, Austria.

1,500-Year-Old Prosthetic Foot Discovered in Austria

The skeleton of a middle-aged man may have been missing a lower limb but in its place researchers found a wooden 'foot'

Columbia librarians prepare the 17th-century medical pop-up book for digitization

Check Out a Medical Pop-Up Book From the 17th Century

Early movable books were geared towards informing adults not entertaining children

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea.

Gonorrhea Is Developing Antibiotic Resistance

And public health officials are scared of what comes next

The hydrogel bends and flexes like human skin.

Introducing the Band-Aids of the Future

MIT engineers are developing a "smart" bandage that can monitor and deliver drugs to a wound

In transcranial magnetic stimulation, a magnetic device placed near the skull delivers painless pulses to the brain.

Could Magnets Help Treat Drug Addiction?

A new study suggests transcranial magnetic simulation could reduce cravings in cocaine addicts

Med School Students Can Play "Operation" With These Synthetic Cadavers

Florida company SynDaver is making life-like organs and bodies. But, as teaching models, are they as helpful as the real thing?

This Pump Could Make Blood Transfusions Safer and Cheaper in the Developing World

The Hemafuse gives doctors a sterile way to suction, filter and retransfuse patients' blood in places without electricity

The pigeon will see you now.

Pigeons Can Spot Breast Cancer in Medical Images

After just a few weeks of training, the brainy birds rivaled human levels of accuracy in their diagnoses

Cataract of the human eye

This Chemical Compound Could Melt Away Cataracts

Eye drops made from "compound 29" have been shown to reduce cataracts in mice. Researchers hope the same will hold true for humans.

The Young Inventor Who Is a "Minder" of a Business of Her Own

At age 11, Lilianna Zyszkowski designed a new life-saving device to help people track their medication. That was just the beginning

Doo Yeon Kim, left, and Rudolph Tanzi

The Two Brains at the Forefront of the Fight Against Alzheimer's

Rudolph Tanzi and Doo Yeon Kim have invented a revolutionary new tool to study the mysteries of the disease and counter the coming epidemic of dementia

Seasonal affective disorder can cause people to feel isolated and hopeless.

Talking Is the Latest Tool for Battling Seasonal Depression

A large-scale study suggests that talk therapy may have longer-lasting benefits than light boxes for treating wintertime blues

When a walk in the park is your worst nightmare.

Why Do Humans Have Allergies? Parasite Infections May Be the Trigger

Protein analysis suggests that antibodies that evolved to fight parasites might be turning their focus to otherwise harmless agents

Tabulae Anatomicae Clarissimi Viri..., Bartolomeo Eustachi, 1722

The Grisly Details of Early Anatomy Textbooks

These images detail the inner workings of human bodies in all their gruesome glory

An artist's rendering shows an acoustic hologram trapping a particle over a levitation device.

This Acoustic Tractor Beam Can Levitate Small Objects With Sound

The device allows researchers to float and manipulate targets with just a single array of ultrasound emitters

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