Facial Transplant Surgery Transforms Life of Injured Firefighter

Patrick Hardison Before and After SurgeryLearn more about an historic facial transplant operation that has been performed at New York University's Langone Medical Center, granting an injured fire-fighter a new lease on life and a brand new face.

Can Brain Scans Predict Coma Recovery?

fMRILearn more about functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a scanning technique that focuses on a little known region of the brain that may well help doctors determine whether a coma patient will awaken or deteriorate into a vegetative state.

Stanford University’s Artificial Skin: Sensational Advance For Prosthetics

Prosthetic HandRead on for more about a new and exciting product that may one day in the near future may allow prosthetic wearers to feel sensation in their limbs.

Connecticut Teen Develops Ground Breaking Test For Ebola

Ebola Test

Meet Olivia Hallisey, a teenager from Connecticut who has created a revolutionary test for dreaded Ebola that may well turn the course of this deadly contagion that has taken so many lives.

New Paint Kills infection-Causing Bacteria and Saves Lives

 New Paint Kills infection-Causing Bacteria Read on to learn more about Paint Shield, a new and exciting anti-bacterial paint from Sherwin-Williams that may greatly reduce the number of hospital related infections.

Restoring Vision For Seniors: PhD Student Creates Liquid Crystal Lens

Liquid Crystal LensRead on to learn more about Devesh Mistry, a second-year PhD student in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds, who has been developing a new kind of lens, which could restore age-related long-sightedness and eliminate the need for glasses.