Technology Review AudioDizer Podcast - Biomedicine Top Stories

Brain Training May Help Clear Cognitive Fog Caused by Chemotherapy

Susan Young — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers.

Cheap Magnetic Helmet Detects Some Kinds of Brain Damage

Lucas Laursen — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:45:36 GMT

Prototype spots swelling and bleeding in a pilot study—but the novel technique employed is relatively unproven.

Synthetic Biology Could Speed Flu Vaccine Production

Susan Young — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:21:58 GMT

Advanced genetic engineering is already changing vaccine development and could make inroads into other branches of medicine.

Can Artificial Retinas Restore Natural Sight?

Susan Young — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Artificial retinas give the blind only the barest sense of what’s visible, but researchers are working hard to improve that.

Preventing Migraines with a New Kind of Antibody

Susan Young — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:17:00 GMT

A biopharmaceutical company will know this year whether an antibody produced using a unique technique can prevent chronic migraines.

Genomic Study Spots Which Tumors Are Deadliest

Susan Young — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:15:00 GMT

Genomics signatures in uterine cancers could offer clues to prognosis.

Questions over Gene Patents Shake Diagnostics Industry

Susan Young — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The impending Supreme Court ruling on gene patents is creating uncertainty in the molecular diagnostics sector.

Regaining Lost Brain Function

Susan Young — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Prenatal DNA Sequencing

Antonio Regalado — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Reading the DNA of fetuses is the next frontier of the genome revolution. Do you really want to know the genetic destiny of your unborn child?

Memory Implants

Jon Cohen — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A maverick neuroscientist believes he has deciphered the code by which the brain forms long-term memories.

Multifunctional Drugs May Offer Better-Than-Additive Effects

Susan Young — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A startup called Catabasis is developing drugs that hit diseases at multiple targets.

Samsung Demos a Tablet Controlled by Your Brain

Susan Young — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

An easy-to-use EEG cap could expand the number of ways to interact with your mobile devices.

Interview with BRAIN Project Pioneer: Miyoung Chun

Jason Pontin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

?The trickiest thing about the brain mapping project might be that we don’t even know what we’re trying to learn.

Wireless Micro LEDs Control Mouse Behavior

Susan Young — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:08:42 GMT

Mice tap into their own neural reward circuits with the help of a new optogenetics device.

Microbes Can Mass-Produce Malaria Drug

Emily Singer — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:02:00 GMT

Thanks to extensive genetic engineering, drugmakers can now brew large vats of the malaria drug artemisinin, stabilizing the world supply.

Why Obama's Brain-Mapping Project Matters

Susan Young — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Obama calls for $100 million to develop new technologies to understand the brain.

Device Finds Stray Cancer Cells in Patients’ Blood

Susan Young — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:15:00 GMT

A microfluidic device that captures circulating tumor cells could give doctors a noninvasive way to diagnose and track cancers.

Messenger RNAs Could Create a New Class of Drugs

Susan Young — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

New partnerships could help bring a novel class of biopharmaceutical to patients.

How to Make a Computer from a Living Cell

Katherine Bourzac — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:02:00 GMT

Genetic logic gates will enable biologists to program cells for chemical production and disease detection.

Gut Microbes Could Help Us Lose Weight

Emily Singer — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:40:17 GMT

Two studies suggest that microbes play a role in weight loss.