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The Art of Science: Take a Look at the Future of Brain Imaging
Three decades ago, engineers at GE research labs in Niskayuna, NY, built one of the first magnetic resonance machines and peered inside a colleague’s head. The result was the world’s first MRI image of...
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Why Less is More for the Health of Africa’s Hospitals
The rural health clinic in Kimalamisale, Tanzania, sits at the end of a rutted sandy road some 160 miles from the nearest large town. Although the brightly colored concrete structure serves thousands...
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No Cure But a Wish to Know: We Want to Know if Brain Disease Will Strike
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, no definitive test and no way to prevent it. Yet when asked, an overwhelming number of people around the world say they want to know whether they are at risk....
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A Journey to the Center of the Brain: New York Neurologist Wants to...
Hilary Monaco has earned the black belt in Taekwondo, and she can take a few punches. When her sparring partner landed a hard kick to her head during practice last fall, she didn’t think much of it....
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Head Health Challenge Winners Use Virtual Reality Goggles, 3D Printed...
Last spring, the National Football League, the sports performance brand Under Armour, and GE called on researchers, scientists and enthusiasts to find new tools for detecting concussions and protecting...
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Micro Implants Are Learning the Brain’s Language to Heal the Body
The mind has a language of its own, and Jeff Ashe is trying to figure out what exactly it is saying. Ashe and his team at GE Global Research in upstate New York are working with scientists, engineers,...
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Shooting Disease with Silver Bullets: GE Ventures Leader Joins U.S. Precision...
Oncologist Brian Druker has done something few cancer researchers aim for: he increased the number of people living with cancer. In the 1990s, Dr. Druker, who does research at Oregon Health &...
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Team Rebound: GE and NBA Seek to Keep Game Injuries on the Sidelines
As an engineering student at Stanford University in the 1980s, Garry Gold was leading an active lifestyle, running marathons and playing sports. But then he tore his ACL – the connective tissue that...
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GE and NFL Back a New Device that Could Spot Concussions by Tracking the...
Today, when doctors are assessing athletes who have suffered a head injury, they will check their symptoms and perform an array of neurological and cognitive tests to arrive at a diagnosis. They will...
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Innovation that Cares
Indonesia is a thriving, expanding nation of over 250 million people. Yet it is a nation set over 17,000 islands, with significant challenges to healthcare provision. According to 2013 research,...
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