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Brain surgery on Monday, home on Tuesday

Brain surgery on Monday, home on Tuesday

MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Norma Wooley checked into Loyola University Hospital on a recent Monday morning for brain surgery to repair a life-threatening aneurysm. She went home on Tuesday, cured of the…
A fast magnetic fix for sepsis?

A fast magnetic fix for sepsis?

Sepsis, an infection of the blood, can quickly overwhelm the body's defenses and is responsible for more than 200,000 deaths per year in the U.S. alone. Premature newborns and people with weakened…
Knobbly kneed ID

Knobbly kneed ID

Forget LED thumb-pad identification devices, complex retinal laser scanning, or even computerized iris recognition, the way forward for biometric validation is a quick X-ray snapshot of a person's…