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Rethinking Healthcare
Janet Fang
Janet Fang
Janet Fang has written for Nature, Discover and the Point Reyes Light. She is currently a lab technician at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. She holds degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University. She is based in New York.
Janet Fang
Janet does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn is a multimedia science journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has corresponded for PRI's The World, Radiolab, Deutsche Welle's Living Planet, and a number of NPR affiliate stations. She also produces and hosts a podcast for the Mind Science Foundation. Previously, she performed neuroscience research at the University of Washington Autism Center and the Seattle VA Hospital.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 06-2011
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Better imaging means fewer animals, improved data?
Scientists are pushing for smarter uses of medical imaging tech that would not only reduce the numbers of animals necessary for research, but also improve the way they’re used.
June 30, 2011, 8:50 AM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Trouble with the snooze button? A swinging bed may provide relief
Find yourself dozing off? A new study says that a swinging bed may help you fall into a deeper sleep.
June 29, 2011, 10:55 PM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Meducation SMART app could be a lifesaver
Could this application save a life?
June 28, 2011, 2:58 PM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Genome editing: cutting and pasting corrects blood disease
By replacing genes and correcting multiple mutations at once, scientists managed to increase clotting in live animals with hemophilia for the first time.
June 27, 2011, 9:11 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Brain scans and the mental health of the megalopolitan
Living or being raised in urban environments impacts areas of our brain that deal with our response to stress. So are those of us from and in urban environments at higher risk for mental disorders?
June 25, 2011, 12:11 AM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Swimming capsule endoscope now a reality
Japanese researchers develop a swimming capsule endoscope to offer images inside the stomach and colon.
June 24, 2011, 10:05 AM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Blue light switches genes on
Scientists reveal a technique that uses light to flip on individual genes in a cell. The method has helped control blood sugar levels in diabetic mice.
June 23, 2011, 1:57 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Will graphic FDA cigarette labels deter smokers?
This week, the U.S Food and Drug Administration released nine warning labels with graphic images. Will these graphic labels deter Americans from smoking?
June 22, 2011, 11:48 PM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Gene therapy for blindness is a matter of dose
A fluorescent green study with monkeys shows that virus vectors can safely and effectively deliver therapeutic genes to the rods and cones at clinical doses.
June 22, 2011, 4:24 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Photoacoustic imaging: fatty deposits visualized by infrared light and ultrasound
By bombarding tissue with an infrared laser, scientists can make plaque buildup emit ultrasound images. The technique would make noninvasive early detection of atherosclerosis possible.
June 21, 2011, 12:22 PM PDT | By Janet Fang