Figure 1, a knowledge-sharing app for doctors, launches sponsored content

 Since its launch in 2013, a photo- and knowledge-sharing app for medical professionals, Figure 1, has…

Sean Parker’s cancer institute may have found a blood test to find out if patients will respond to treatment

 Scientists in collaboration with tech billionaire Sean Parker’s Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy may have found a…

Researchers make a spinach leaf pump like a human heart

 Just when you thought it was safe to eat a salad researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute…

Buoy hopes to fight fake online health news with an artificially intelligent app

 Nearly every time I go to WebMD’s symptom checker it somehow leads to telling me I…

With $37 million in funding, health startup Virta aims to cure type 2 diabetes by watching what you eat

 Type 2 diabetes is a disease affecting 415 million people globally and Virta, a Silicon Valley-based…

These jolly, candy-colored 3D-printed livers help doctors treat tumors

 The liver is a wonderful thing. It goes great on crackers and it can keep your…

Researchers create a wireless hydration sensor that tracks how thirsty you are

 A wearable wireless hydration sensor from North Carolina State University will be able to tell how…

Nima, the portable gluten tester, is now available for purchase

 Trying to avoid gluten for medical or personal reasons? Nima can help and it’s now available…