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Health
Creator of meditation app gets into Ben Johnson's headspace
by
Ben Johnson
and Levi Sharpe
Mar 15, 2016
Dialing in to dial out.
New doc shows our evolving relationship with big data
by
Molly Wood
Feb 24, 2016
It's not all black and white.
Google announces new biotech company that will study human aging
by
Molly Wood
Sep 19, 2013
The tech giant aims to study the biology behind the process of aging.
New treatment center helps shed misconceptions about Internet addiction
by
Molly Wood
Sep 19, 2013
The nation's first inpatient treatment center for Internet addiction opens in Pennsylvania.
Taking fitness monitors for a test run
by
Molly Wood
Jul 1, 2013
An array of gadgets will track your fitness program, tell you in great detail how many calories you're burning, and what your heart rate is. They can even give you a kick when you are falling short of your goals.
Avatar therapy aims to aid patients with schizophrenia
by
Molly Wood
Jun 20, 2013
A psychiatrist in England is using digital avatars -- almost like characters in a video game -- to help people with schizophrenia put a face to the voices in their heads.
NIH director welcomes BRAIN initiative
by
Molly Wood
Apr 4, 2013
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins says government funding is the best way to support large scientific enterprises and fundamental health advances.
For public good, not for profit.
One social network that promises not to 'monetize' you
by
Molly Wood
Mar 30, 2012
Despite pressure to show uses ads and make hay from their personal data, CaringBridge refuses. They're a special case, but are there lessons here for other social networks?
New approaches to football helmets aim to curb concussions
by
Molly Wood
Nov 24, 2011
A new line of helmets are built to not just cushion the blow but provide data as well.
Need new skin? A new kidney? Just print one
by
Molly Wood
Mar 7, 2011
Scientists are making strides in a field called "bioprinting." They're using essentially the same technology you use on your home printer to apply new skin to people. And they're working on printing entire three-dimensional functioning organs.