Someone could hack into your pacemaker or insulin pump and potentially kill you, just by intercepting and analyzing wireless signals.
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New Approach to Stroke Treatment Could Minimize Brain Damage
A new treatment for a common type of stroke may soon be possible, thanks to a discovery by an international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia.
New Method to Assess Platelet Health Could Help ER Doctors
Emergency room doctors often have only a few minutes to determine which patients are in need of a blood transfusion.
Large Study Suggests Painkillers Taken During Pregnancy Are Not a Cause of Asthma in Children
The research, which uses prescription data on painkillers, does support earlier findings that women taking paracetamol during pregnancy are more likely to have children who develop asthma.
Stanford Researchers Create Hydrogen Fuel from Seawater
Stanford researchers have devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel using solar power, electrodes and saltwater from San Francisco Bay.
When It Comes to Monarchs, Fall Migration Matters
Scientists studying monarch butterflies have traditionally focused on two sources for their decline – winter habitat loss in Mexico and fewer milkweed plants in the Midwest.