Japan uses laser drones to scare birds from farms and cut avian flu risk
They're not weapons
Healthcare articles
Breakthrough 3D printing methods bring artificial skin tissue closer to reality
Swedish research team pioneers methods to print skin with functioning blood vessels
Elon Musk's Neuralink says 12 patients have used its brain interface chips for 2,000 days and 15,000 hours
More clinical studies in other countries are taking place
No wearables needed: researchers use WiFi and Raspberry Pi to measure your heart rate in real time
Matching clinical accuracy within seconds
Heat waves could accelerate biological aging, scientists warn
Two years of heat waves can speed biological aging by eight to 12 days
FTC sues LA Fitness operators over "impossible to cancel" memberships
And that's why most people never bother
Meta under fire over AI rules that allow romantic roleplay with children and false medical advice
AI chatbots producing inappropriate and inaccurate content... no way
Doctors became worse at spotting cancer after relying on AI for help, study finds
Experts call for urgent further study
Experimental AI smart glasses can read lips to improve hearing aids
Hearing aid manufacturers could release AI glasses in 2026
Three weeks with an AI: How one man fell into a digital delusion
There is a human cost to AI's flattery and endless storytelling
Smartwatches are useless for measuring actual stress levels, study says
"Be careful and don't live by your smartwatch"
Man develops rare 19th-century psychiatric disorder after following ChatGPT's diet advice
He thought his neighbor was trying to poison him
NASA and Google developed an AI medical assistant to keep astronauts healthy on deep-space missions
The system could have wider healthcare uses
Diabetes patient produces own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant – without anti-rejection drugs
A potential major step toward a type 1 diabetes cure
Scientists are growing tumors in space to study how to personalize cancer treatment
A biotech startup now grows real patient tumors in three dimensions aboard the space station
Trump administration's digital health tracking system gives tech giants access to medical records
The plan has raised plenty of privacy concerns
Forward-looking: The Trump administration wants the US public to upload personal health data and medical records to a series of apps and systems managed by private health companies and tech giants. The move is supposed to allow easier access to health records across the nation, bringing personal healthcare into the digital age, but there are plenty of concerns about the security of the data and the possibility that it could be exploited.
Researchers create artificial blood for on-the-spot use in accidents and combat
The experimental solution is a lightweight powder that medics can quickly turn into transfusable blood by adding water
Scientists develop blood test that reveals how fast your organs are aging
The scientists found that an organ's biological age strongly predicts the risk of related diseases
New MIT implant automatically treats dangerously low blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes
The tiny device responds in real time to glucose changes
US surgeons complete first-ever heart transplant using robotics
The patient recovered quickly thanks to the reduced surgical trauma and lower risk of infection
New research links caffeine to slower aging at the cellular level
The world's most beloved stimulant can have healthy effects
Study shows gaming can reduce stress, even the violent kind
Editor's take: Violent video games have long been blamed as the source of many societal problems. However, an increasing number of studies continue to show that gaming poses no significant threat to society or human health, and the latest adds an interesting new perspective to the ongoing debate.
Character.AI and Meta "therapy" chatbots spark FTC complaint over unlicensed mental health advice
Mental health and digital rights groups call bots misleading and unsafe
University of Michigan achieves first human brain recording with wireless implant
New brain-computer interface shows promise in restoring communication
Valve's Gabe Newell is backing new brain chip startup with medical focus
Starfish Technologies has set its sights on treating neurological disorders with BCI chips