Technology Review Feed - Biomedicine Top Stories http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/ Technology Review exists to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact. en-us 07/04/2009 00:00:00 MIT TECH REVIEW, INC. jason.pontin@TechnologyReview.com Webmaster@TechnologyReview.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:14 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/corp/rss.aspx Biotech/Business/Computing/Energy/Nanotech/Security/Software/Telecom/Internet/Transportation/MIT 1440 A Limb Regeneration Mystery Solved http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=d0c9de139889bed15c1b3ad9d742d8e5 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22955/ Salamanders regrow limbs with less drastic cellular changes than previously thought.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d0c9de139889bed15c1b3ad9d742d8e5&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" 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http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=aa675d4df4fd9b0e028a8026fbea8f7b http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22832/ An alternative way to make stem cells could open a window on human disease.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=aa675d4df4fd9b0e028a8026fbea8f7b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=aa675d4df4fd9b0e028a8026fbea8f7b&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22832/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28515/0709-77-stem_x116.jpg Making Tumors More Sensitive to Chemotherapy http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=addf9c164324cc4a28f6bb49afe78fcd http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22941/ Bacterial shells deliver a double whammy to cancer.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a 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http://www.technologyreview.com/files/30976/2a_x116.jpg Repairing the Stroke-Damaged Brain http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=d63f8222be162e88263b79bd00c27b71 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22921/ Noninvasive electrical therapy combined with rehab boosts recovery after stroke.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d63f8222be162e88263b79bd00c27b71&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d63f8222be162e88263b79bd00c27b71&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22921/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/30891/brain_fmri_x116.jpg Heart Watchers http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=e83f2660bec9730d2c7c6d9f4fef4dc3 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22864/ New wireless sensors and diagnostic algorithms promise simpler ways to remotely monitor cardiac patients for early warning signs of heart failure or heart attack.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e83f2660bec9730d2c7c6d9f4fef4dc3&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e83f2660bec9730d2c7c6d9f4fef4dc3&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22864/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28716/0709-heart2_x116.jpg Glaucoma Detector http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=f3092082bf093607264a92067da2831c http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22859/ <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f3092082bf093607264a92067da2831c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f3092082bf093607264a92067da2831c&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22859/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28704/0709-Glaucoma_x116.jpg Wireless Scale http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=6cbac87dd4855f3df1b8e4d178f2a5f2 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22858/ <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6cbac87dd4855f3df1b8e4d178f2a5f2&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6cbac87dd4855f3df1b8e4d178f2a5f2&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22858/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28705/0709-scale_x116.jpg Cell Fate http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=33270b91233bd4fb258f1fd51a041e7a http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22847/ Why we can't abandon embryonic stem cells.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=33270b91233bd4fb258f1fd51a041e7a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=33270b91233bd4fb258f1fd51a041e7a&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22847/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28576/0709NoteB_x116.jpg <![CDATA[Advertisement:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=33270b91233bd4fb258f1fd51a041e7a&p=4 33270b91233bd4fb258f1fd51a041e7a ]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT From the Labs: Biomedicine http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=d201e775a86a2634e98cd562e7442029 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22835/ New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in biomedicine--and what they mean.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d201e775a86a2634e98cd562e7442029&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d201e775a86a2634e98cd562e7442029&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22835/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28652/0709-Labs-A_x116.jpg A Better Fit for Hearing Aids http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=25e4a67dcbdcc7678da047ed88eb8c2f http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22905/ A digital ear-canal scanner could make hearing aids more comfortable and effective.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=25e4a67dcbdcc7678da047ed88eb8c2f&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=25e4a67dcbdcc7678da047ed88eb8c2f&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22905/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/30798/earscan_x116.jpg A Skin Test for Alzheimer's Disease http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=94a9c2981471a327bd525aa8160cb7cf http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22892/ Scientists aim to commercialize a test that detects an inflammatory marker in skin.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=94a9c2981471a327bd525aa8160cb7cf&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=94a9c2981471a327bd525aa8160cb7cf&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22892/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28632/alz_x116.jpg A Stem-Cell Therapy for Blindness http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=b032e3a8b1275f163cda98ee325abaeb http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22871/ Advanced Cell Technology will seek approval for human trials of its treatment for vision loss.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a 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http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28265/dna_bed_x116.jpg Antibody Drugs Customized by Genotype http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=e8d3233ed1f163733b243ffcb0330a70 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22795/ A company wants to improve monoclonal-antibody therapies by tailoring them to patients' genotypes.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e8d3233ed1f163733b243ffcb0330a70&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e8d3233ed1f163733b243ffcb0330a70&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22795/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28267/anti_men_x116.jpg The Human Genome: Yours for $48,000 http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=73c069d382baf79518ce896427087ce3 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22793/ A new sequencing service aims to take whole-genome sequencing mainstream.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=73c069d382baf79518ce896427087ce3&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=73c069d382baf79518ce896427087ce3&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22793/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28263/iphone_emily_x116.jpg Off-the-Shelf Genetic Testing On Display http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=536118282a80c0e335d3728166985fa0 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22765/ The emerging market of direct-to-consumer genetic testing gets down to business.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=536118282a80c0e335d3728166985fa0&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=536118282a80c0e335d3728166985fa0&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22765/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28142/shop_x116.jpg <![CDATA[Advertisement:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=536118282a80c0e335d3728166985fa0&p=4 536118282a80c0e335d3728166985fa0 ]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Making Fat Disappear http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=fbc1efd8d2e3ab68cfb0f7240ecd9199 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22757/ Engineering mice with a fat-burning strategy from bacteria keeps the animals thin.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fbc1efd8d2e3ab68cfb0f7240ecd9199&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fbc1efd8d2e3ab68cfb0f7240ecd9199&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22757/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28110/mice_x116.jpg Targeting the Brain with Sound Waves http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=3a4e84c60e406f57211431b79f8facc0 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22746/ Ultrasound might provide a new, noninvasive way to control brain activity.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3a4e84c60e406f57211431b79f8facc0&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3a4e84c60e406f57211431b79f8facc0&p=1"/></a> Biomedicine Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22746/ http://www.technologyreview.com/files/28049/ultra_x116.jpg