Planning for the unknown: How to harness the power of predictive thinking
It’s fun to read articles about science fiction novels that predict the future with sometimes unsettling accuracy. We can look back and wonder how these
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Stuck in the middle: Examining ‘Xennial’ privacy preferences
“Hey 30-somethings, you’re a Xennial,” and “Are you a Xennial? Take the quiz,” appeared in my Facebook feed last June. The headlines, articles, and viral
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What now? When hearing aids just aren’t enough
We live in a noisy world, and the importance of sound is impossible to ignore. Sound tells us so much about the environments we navigate
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Innovations improve donor organ availability for lung transplantation
When I arrived at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center a little over four months ago, there were 35 patients waiting for a lung transplant. All
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Hacking solutions for global health challenges
From a diabetes management app to oxygen in a backpack, hackers from diverse backgrounds joined together at the 2017 Global Health Hackathon to create solutions
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Addressing the problem of physician shortages
In the past month, my immediate family has had three situations requiring urgent but not emergent medical care. In all three situations, the first-available appointment
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Sometimes, scientists solve medical mysteries in a day’s work
It all began on a Thursday, the day Dr. Daryl Scott goes to clinic to visit patients. One of the patients was a young male with
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Engineering Eden: The quest for eternal life
Editor’s note: This post is related to The Enhancing Life Project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. The project is comprised of an interdisciplinary group of scholars who
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CRKL in 22q11.2; a key gene that contributes to common birth defects
The 22q11.2 region of human chromosome 22 is a hotspot for a variety of birth defects. Scientists learned about this region because it is deleted in
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Of mice, men and proteasomes; OTUD6B variant causes intellectual and physical disability
One of Dr. Magdalena Walkiewicz’s patients had not received a genetic diagnosis for his condition that included a number of intellectual and physical disabilities. After
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