By Tom Ulrich
Big Data
The emerging genetic mosaic of lymphatic and vascular malformations
By Tom Ulrich
Our genes can mutate at any point in our lives. In rare cases, a mutation randomly occurs in a single cell of an embryo and gets carried forward only in the descendants of that particular cell, leaving its mark in some tissues, but not in others. This pattern of mutation, called somatic mosaicsm, can have complicated consequences down the road.
Melanopsin, lighting and you
Back in the day, the 1980s to be specific, there was a brief fad around amber-on-black computer screens (as opposed to green-on-black or white-on-black) for supposed ergonomic reasons. My computer had one, along with its 5 ¼” floppy drives (remember those?).
Can the collaborative economy work in health care?
Airbnb and Uber have disrupted the hotel and taxi industries by finding and tapping unused assets. What’s in store for medicine?
By David Altman
Web offerings talk up the promise of genetic testing, but skip the limitations
By Tom Ulrich
Report: Truven Health Analytics preps IPO
The changing nature of what it means to be ‘diagnosed’
Epilepsy surgery: When it’s not good to wait
About a third of children with epilepsy do not get better with drug treatment. Many physicians are inclined to try additional drugs to control the seizures – and there are many to choose from. However, analysis of data from tens of thousands of patients suggests that if two or more well-chosen drugs have failed, and surgery is a safe option, there’s no benefit in holding off.
What’s your innovation style? Lion or ant?
By Vector Staff
From a series on researchers and innovators at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Kaifeng Liu, MD, a research fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital, takes his inspiration from ants.