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Inflatable Cast Stabilizes Injuries In Mere Seconds

Seconds count when someone sustains a major injury, and properly pre-treating the patient before they get to the hospital can vastly improve their recovery time. So Kinoshita Kogyo has developed the Multiprotector inflatable cast and tourniquet that can be easily applied even by someone lacking proper medical training. The cast slips around the area of…

Health Andrew Liszewski

Why eating like we did 20,000 years ago may be the way of the future

When it comes to our eating habits, it’s clear that we’re doing it wrong. We may be in the midst of health crisis, but there are few practical solutions for dealing with it. But now a growing chorus of people are claiming that modern and processed foods are to blame, insisting that we should instead…

io9 George Dvorsky

The Meaning of Death: How do we know someone is no longer alive?

At what point does a person actually die? That depends on who you ask. To one person, it’s the moment the heart stops beating. To another, it’s when the brain enters a “vegetative” state. But a heart can be forced to keep beating; and how dead is a person, really, if she can continue to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Your Double-Ds Could be Putting Your Health in Danger

Some women and girls—and certainly many men—will be happy to hear that women’s breasts today are on average larger than they’ve ever been before. But this isn’t necessarily good news. Along with bra size (in just a generation, the average cup-size has gone from 34B to 36C!), women’s waist lines are also growing—and that’s troubling…

Health Molly Oswaks

Video MRI Shows Unborn Twins in Incredible Detail

Your sister tells you she’s pregnant. She presents you with a smudgy, black, how-is-this-even-a-baby picture. “Adorable!” you croon/lie. Because those early-stage sonograms? They don’t look like anything at all. But a cinematic MRI produces super detailed pictures of that fetus. And it’s being employed by a researcher in the U.K. to look at twins for…

Health Leslie Horn

Is marijuana unhealthier than people think?

As medical and recreational use of marijuana continues to grow, a dangerous lack of awareness about its health risks could be putting millions of lives at risk. This is the conclusion reached by the British Lung Foundation (BLF), a leading charity that is worried about the “alarming disconnect” between the public perception of the drug…

io9 George Dvorsky

CT Scans Triple Cancer Risk in Children

Medical imaging has become a routine part of assessing health problems over the last few decades. But a new study reveals that children who undergo CT head scans triple their risk of developing leukemia or a brain tumor. The research, published in the Lancet, looked into how the routine use of CT scans was linked…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Exposure to Awesome Things Makes You a Better Person

“Awesome” is a word which is thrown around liberally these days. But a new study suggests that things that inspire awe—that is, a feeling of respect mixed with fear or wonder—actually help make you a better person. The research, carried out at Stanford University by Melanie Rudd, shows that a sense of awe expands people’s…

Health Jamie Condliffe

When Living Room Furniture Is Also Workout Equipment, It’s Harder to Avoid Exercise

When your work-out equipment is all the way in the basement, or even just in another room, it’s easy to dodge exercising. But when your fitness gear is right under your ass while you’re lounging in the living room, you don’t have much of an excuse any more. And that was the thinking behind this…

Health Andrew Liszewski

You Can Light Yourself on Fire If You Apply Sunscreen Right Next to Your Grill

Wear sunscreen. Slather it on. SPF 200 if you need it. But do not, in any circumstances, immediately walk over to an open flame, lest you want to end up like Brett Sigworth, who actually caught fire after putting it on because he got to close to his grill. Brett’s freshly-applied Banana Boat aerosol sport…

Health Leslie Horn

Exercise Will Not Make You Happy

Even though your morning jog may give you a brief high, don’t assume that working out can make you happy in the long-term. A new study suggests that however much exercise you do, it won’t help reduce the symptoms of depression. The research, which is published in the British Medical Journal, runs counter to many…

Health Jamie Condliffe

New X-Ray Vision-Style Video Can Show a Pulse Beating Through Skin

Researchers at MIT have developed a crazy process called Eulerian Video Magnification that seems like it was pulled straight from a science fiction movie. It reveals the “subtle changes in the world” that are otherwise imperceptible to the human eye, like an artery pumping in a wrist. Spoiler: kinda gross! So how does it work?…

Health Leslie Horn

Groundbreaking rat experiment offers new hope for paralyzed humans

Swiss scientists have conducted an experiment in which paraplegic rats have re-learned to walk, run, and evade obstacles. The spectacular results followed a physical training regimen that included electrical and chemical stimulation of the rats’ damaged spinal columns and the use of a “robotic postural interface”. The study, published June 1 in Science, could have…

io9 George Dvorsky

Can Exercise Actually Be Bad For You?

Not many of us actively enjoy it, but at least we know exercise is good for us. Right? Well, perhaps not: a team of well-respected scientists say that, actually, exercise might not be good for everyone after all. The researchers studied how 1,687 people reacted to rigorous exercise. They found that 10 percent of the…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Richard Branson’s Gorgeous Water Filter Would Fit Nicely in His Space Ship

Trying to predict Richard Branson’s next business move is harder than winning the lottery. The man has conquered media, the airlines, and has now set his sights on your kitchen sink with his new Virgin Pure water filtration unit that promises a better H2O experience. Virgin has actually teamed up with a company called Strauss…

Health Andrew Liszewski

Hunting Down My Son’s Killer

I found my son’s killer. It took three years. But we did it. I should clarify one point: my son is very much alive. Yet, my wife Cristina and I have been found responsible for his death. My son Bertrand has a new genetic disorder. Patient 0. To find it, a team of scientists at…

Health Matt Might

If You’re Fat, Your Friends Will Always See You That Way

For many people, a decision to lose weight isn’t just made because of the obvious health advantages, but to change the way people think about them. So it’s a shame that new research suggest that, in the minds of friends and family, a fat person is always fat, regardless of how much weight they lose.…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Adjustable Sliding Lens Glasses Let You Tweak Your Prescription

The Eyejusters aren’t the world’s first adjustable eyeglasses that can be tweaked without the need for an optometrist. But they take a new approach to the idea that seems to offer some distinct advantages. Previous efforts have used flexible liquid-filled lenses that become thinner or thicker as liquids are pumped in and out. But the…

Health Andrew Liszewski

How NASA Uses Astronaut Pee to Hunt Osteoporosis

When astronauts venture into space, their bones degrade because of the microgravity conditions they encounter. Currently, such bone wastage is usually diagnosed by scans—so NASA developed a new test which analyzes urine to spot bone loss in its early stages. The new technique, developed by scientists at Arizona State University in conjunction with NASA, looks…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Used to Treat Shopaholics

If you can’t walk into a store without buying something, help may be at hand. New research suggests that a drug designed to treat Alzheimer’s disease can be used to successfully treat people who suffer from shopping addictions. Serious addiction to shopping, which is correctly referred to as “compulsive buying disorder”, is actually a from…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Inflatable Cast Stabilizes Injuries In Mere Seconds

Why eating like we did 20,000 years ago may be the way of the future

The Meaning of Death: How do we know someone is no longer alive?

Your Double-Ds Could be Putting Your Health in Danger

Video MRI Shows Unborn Twins in Incredible Detail

Is marijuana unhealthier than people think?

CT Scans Triple Cancer Risk in Children

Exposure to Awesome Things Makes You a Better Person

When Living Room Furniture Is Also Workout Equipment, It’s Harder to Avoid Exercise

You Can Light Yourself on Fire If You Apply Sunscreen Right Next to Your Grill

Exercise Will Not Make You Happy

New X-Ray Vision-Style Video Can Show a Pulse Beating Through Skin

Groundbreaking rat experiment offers new hope for paralyzed humans

Can Exercise Actually Be Bad For You?

Richard Branson’s Gorgeous Water Filter Would Fit Nicely in His Space Ship

Hunting Down My Son’s Killer

If You’re Fat, Your Friends Will Always See You That Way

Adjustable Sliding Lens Glasses Let You Tweak Your Prescription

How NASA Uses Astronaut Pee to Hunt Osteoporosis

Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Used to Treat Shopaholics

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