health technologies
How speeding up malaria diagnosis can save lives in India
Reducing the number of malaria cases takes multiple, coordinated approaches, including early diagnosis, pesticides and therapy.
Is your air safe to breathe?
Air pollutants take a toll on your health. A new development that provides real-time air-quality data shows how safe the air around you is.
Rats! Meet the heroes helping us defeat TB.
Early detection of life-threatening diseases is critical for controlling and preventing the illnesses. Enter disease-sniffing rats.
For quadriplegic this brain chip’s not science fiction [video]
After a diving accident left Ian Burkhart paralyzed, he began working with a local medical center to find ways to regain the use of his hands.
Teen’s ‘breathtaking’ device makes science fair history
Her low-cost device can diagnose five lung diseases and won her school a scholarship. See what's behind her design and ahead for this inventor's future.
Breathe easy: Air-quality monitoring goes local
A new generation of inexpensive, portable devices that allow air quality monitoring to be more targeted is being tested in cities across the U.S.
How do you like your air?
How do you know if you’re breathing clean air? Often you don’t, without access to air quality data.
Years ago, U.S. environmental researchers figured out...