Healthcare

Myriad Genetics claims it 'owns' a genetic mutation linked to breast cancer -- ownership gone too far?

February 22, 2012 10:56am | By Charlie Osborne

DELHI -- Asia Pacific, with 60 percent of the world's population, is racing against time to meet its Millennium Development Goals on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health.

February 20, 2012 8:13am | By Betwa Sharma

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about the use of biometrics around the globe.

February 17, 2012 1:37am | By Charlie Osborne

The real computing aim is to create a new "multistate" model that moves away from the transistor-based architecture to something that will resemble the synapses in your brain.

February 15, 2012 11:36am | By Larry Dignan

An injection of 25 million stem cells back into the heart of the heart attack victim resulted in dissolved scar tissue and new, living heart muscle.

2 | February 14, 2012 4:24pm | By Janet Fang

Bostech CEO Brad Bostic wants to bring cloud computing and CRM software to the healthcare business. It could be a matter of life or death.

February 8, 2012 10:52am | By Andrew Nusca

Two Cornell engineers have combined their work to create a handheld device that could offer speedy results to healthcare workers detecting pathogens in developing countries.

6 | February 7, 2012 8:54pm | By Janet Fang

Facebook coaxes your valuable personal information away from you. It has leveraged that into a $1 billion profit, and an enormous market cap. Woe betide manufacturers! Sound off here.

18 | February 2, 2012 7:02am | By Mark Halper

Cannabis use in medicine remains controversial. Why?

30 | February 2, 2012 5:23am | By Charlie Osborne

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's morning roundup of must-read stories from the web. This morning we're reading about updates in the pharmaceutical industry.

February 2, 2012 12:59am | By Charlie Osborne

The U.S militia is now is turning to technological methods to train the next generation of army dogs.

February 1, 2012 6:05am | By Charlie Osborne

A new kind of male contraceptive uses ultrasound technology to 'zap' away sperm counts.

2 | January 31, 2012 4:15am | By Charlie Osborne

A pioneer in creating simple, ergonomic office furniture, Humanscale has garnered numerous design awards. The company's chief executive--and founder--discusses its innovation strategies.

January 30, 2012 10:27am | By Reena Jana

Average consumer can't afford the energy-savers he says, hinting at price cuts soon amid a corporate-wide quarterly loss. There's light at the end of the 2012 tunnel, even for LED profits.

3 | January 30, 2012 8:32am | By Mark Halper

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about developments in stem cell research.

January 30, 2012 1:06am | By Charlie Osborne

Are there specific tactics that architects and engineers can use to possibly improve conditions in healthcare environments? Experts believe the key lies in organized "pre-design" plans and metrics.

3 | January 29, 2012 7:39pm | By Reena Jana

Qiagen's do-it-yourself kit that lets women take their own cell samples to be tested for DNA of the human papillomavirus (HPV), better enabling women in poorer countries.

January 27, 2012 9:04pm | By Janet Fang

The first embryonic stem cell treatment in humans shows promise for increasing vision in the blind, giving a boost to the controversial field.

5 | January 25, 2012 4:12am | By Laura Shin

MADRID -- Newly-patented simulator predicts effects of radiation therapy during surgery, making much more accurate and faster procedures.

January 25, 2012 2:32am | By Jennifer Riggins

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about radiation, in light of the storm to hit Earth today.

January 24, 2012 1:09am | By Charlie Osborne