Jun 03 2011
Sickweather Maps the Health of Your Friends
Imagine the awkward social dynamics, the many ‘un-friendings’ that will ensue.
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Jan 14 2011
Chickens Modified to Not Spread Bird Flu
These genetically modified birds can get bird flu, but can't pass it on to other chickens.
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Jan 13 2011
Who’s the Hottest One of All?
A mirror that works as a thermometer provides touch-free body temperature results.
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Dec 13 2010
Busy High School Model Shows How Diseases Spread
Students and staff in a high school had 762,868 encounters in one day, revealing how quickly diseases can spread.
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Sep 28 2010
H1N1: Round Two?
Do we need to worry about a rampant H1N1 this flu season? Probably not, say experts. But they can't rule anything out.
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Aug 24 2010
Dogs, Rodents May Prevent Future Epidemics
If you have the flu, you may look sick to a human, but these disease-detecting animals can actually smell illness.
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Jul 20 2010
Friday News Feedbag for Friday, July 16!
If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag... we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subscribe to here on iTunes and ...
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Jul 19 2010
‘Ouchless’ Microneedles Deliver Pain-Free Vaccines
A Band-Aid-like patch does away with the big, scary needle and could be available over-the-counter.
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Jul 08 2010
Computer Program Solves Flu Problem
Vaccines that result from this program could be life-savers.
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Jul 02 2010
70 Million Swine Flu Vaccine Doses Wasted
70 million doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine prepared for an epidemic that never came will likely be destroyed.
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