X-rays, part of the electromagnetic spectrum, help doctors see our bones — but they also help scientists understand the very smallest particles and the most massive black holes.
Grandma wanted to have like a small health kit so she could keep a check on herself.
Wearable health monitoring technologies, including smartwatches and fitness trackers, have attracted considerable consumer interest over the past few years.
Meet the Hydrator! This device will motivate you to drink water.
You may have heard about a study where researchers were able to grow lumps of neural tissue that showed measurable activity – a little bit like an actual brain.
You might think of robots as unfeeling, and maybe even kind of cold, but some robots are specifically programmed to help people improve their social skills and emotional health.
There are thousands of mental health apps out there claiming to do everything from easing insomnia to treating PTSD symptoms, but are those really effective?
Meet Dr. Varshana Gurusamy: diagnostic radiology resident, Texan and amazing person with great stories.
NPR Science Desk correspondent Jon Hamilton tells us about how these machines work, and how, for patients who do survive, recovery can be a long road.
We look at a new milestone — a CRISPR treatment that edits a patient’s DNA while it’s still inside their body.
Victoria Gray has sickle cell disease, a painful and debilitating genetic condition that affects millions of people around the world. But an experimental gene-editing technique known as CRISPR could help her — and, if it does, change the way many genetic
Earlier this month NPR health correspondent Rob Stein introduced us to Victoria Gray, the woman at the center of a groundbreaking medical treatment using CRISPR, the gene-editing technique. This week, Rob reports exclusively for NPR on the first results of that closely-watched experiment.