Detecting gum disease currently requires a dentist chair and a visual exam, often catching problems only after tissue damage has started. To shift care from reactive to proactive, researchers at Texas ...

Despite slamming on the brakes and slowing from 17 to six mph, the driverless car struck the child, knocking them to the pavement. Luckily, reports show that the child only suffered minor injuries, ...

Indoor plants are notoriously tricky to keep healthy and alive, especially in winter. You're attempting to replicate a complex and naturally accommodating biome inside your home. Plants that thrive in ...

Scientists are launching an ambitious global effort to map the “human exposome” — the lifelong mix of environmental and ...

Maia Hirsch, 24, was always more fascinated with scientific systems and robotics than imported silks and lambskin leather.

While it is fun to get toys that look like your favorite science fiction props, it is less fun when the electronics in them don’t measure up to the physical design. [Steve Gibbs] took a ...

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death worldwide. Less than half the people with high blood pressure are aware of their diagnosis, and only ...

A New York- and Helsinki-based health technology company is advancing noninvasive respiratory monitoring through a research-driven acoustic ...

In the ordinary course of digestion, the human gut breaks down food, sustains trillions of microbes, and produces intestinal gas in ways that have remained difficult to measure scientifically. A newly ...

Like every other field, the field of remote sensing is undergoing one of the most transformative shifts in its history in this era of artificial ...