Megan Scudellari
Scientific American
Boston, MA, United States
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Omicron’s Surprising Anatomy Explains Why It Is Wildly Contagious
Specific mutations hide the COVID variant from the immune system and give it a new route into more cells → Read More
How the Coronavirus Stays One Step Ahead of Us
At first, no one looked twice at the new variant. Detected in South Africa in January 2021, the novel coronavirus lineage, called… → Read More
Smart Speaker Listens for Audible Signs of Cardiac Arrest
This AI system detects unique gasping sounds that occur when the heart stops beating → Read More
Scanning Your Eyes for Alzheimer’s
Gates/Bezos-funded charity champions research into methods for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease → Read More
DARPA Funds Ambitious Brain-Machine Interface Program
The N3 program aims to develop wearable devices that let soldiers to communicate directly with machines. → Read More
KidneyX Prize Winners Rethink Dialysis
Artificial kidneys and a wearable that prevents blood clots were among the winning designs → Read More
Brain Implant Can Say What You're Thinking
A brain-computer interface that records signals in the motor cortex can synthesize speech from activity in a user’s brain → Read More
Bracing Medical AI Systems for Attacks
There’s new advice on how to handle tampering that fools algorithms and enables healthcare fraud → Read More
Shot to the Gut: “Robotic” Pill Sails Through Human Safety Study
The autonomous, easy-to-swallow device administers a drug injection inside the intestines → Read More
"Alexa, Tell the Nurse I’m in Pain"
An AI-powered hospital room technology is getting rave reviews from patients and nurses → Read More
Monitoring Heart Health, One Toilet Seat at a Time
This smart seat keeps tabs on your heart while you take care of business → Read More
A 3D Bioprinter Makes a Spinal Cord Implant in 1.6 Seconds
The implant restored leg movement in rats and could be scaled to fit humans → Read More
An Implant for Weight Loss, Powered by the Stomach
With the implant, a group of lab rats met their weight loss goals in just 100 days → Read More
AI Won’t Replace Us, Docs Say
A new survey points to a “serious rift” between the expectations of physicians and AI experts. → Read More
Implant Stimulates Brain from Inside a Blood Vessel
First, the stent electrode listened for brain signals. Now, it talks back → Read More
Paralyzed Individuals Operate Tablet with Brain Implant
Users reported it felt “more natural” than using a mouse → Read More
Star Trek-like Tech Seals Wounds with a Laser
In early tests, this laser-activated silk and gold material held wounds together better than stitches or glue → Read More
Meet the E-Nose That Actually Sniffs
TruffleBot identifies smells by measuring small changes in air pressure and temperature → Read More
Stretchy, Solar-Powered Sensor Detects Heartbeats
Researchers have successfully integrated a solar cell and an ultraflexible biosensor → Read More
This Health Care AI Loves Terrible Software
Olive automates repetitive tasks and can match patients across databases at different hospitals → Read More