Smarter, Safer Cars

GRANADA, Spain (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are more than six million car accidents every year, and researchers say more than 40 percent of them happen at night. Engineers are trying to change those numbers by building cars that adapt to your driving habits, and warn you when there's trouble ahead.

Future of Solar Living

WASHINGON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Each year crowds gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for a look at that latest in innovative, high-tech, solar powered homes. But these houses are not for sale. What you see here could end up in your home in a few years.

Life on Mars?

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- NASA's next trip to mars is planned for 2011. It will be unmanned. Before the first man steps foot on the planet 35 million miles away there is a lot to learn.

Detecting Toxins in the Sea

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Mussels, oysters, crab legs … they're some of the finest from the sea, but they can be deadly. A toxic shellfish kill the fish that eat them and can make people sick … even paralyzed.

Medical First! Windpipe Transplant

BARCELONA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Surgeons have carried out the very first windpipe transplant, using stem cells, giving one woman a second chance at life. This transplant may save the lives of thousands of people who have no other options.

Targeting Breast Cancer

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. Patients often face chemotherapy, surgery and radiation to beat the disease -- all with potential side effects. Now a new cancer targeting therapy with fewer ill effects and better accuracy.

Giving Parkinson's Patients A Voice

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Parkinson's disease affects 1.5 million people in the United States. About 90 percent of them have problems with speaking loud enough to be heard. Now a new technology that's helping Parkinson's patients speak up.

Diagnosing Heart Attacks Before They Strike

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- This year, millions of Americans will go to the ER with chest pain, but not all of them will be having a heart attack. When it is the real thing, quick intervention can mean the difference between life and death, but blood tests to confirm a diagnosis take precious time.

First New Treatment For Lupus In 50 Years

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Lupus is a chronic and often disabling disease. Ninety percent of those diagnosed are female. It can affect patient's skin, kidneys, heart, joints, and their brain. There is no cure, and few drugs have been available to help … until now.

Tracking the Flu

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The number of people getting hit by the flu virus keeps growing. It's impossible to accurately predict how fast or how far the spread of the disease will go.

Cleaning Up Hospitals

RICHMOND, Va. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The place that's supposed to save you, could actually hurt you … nearly two million people get hospital-acquired infections every year. It's a serious problem, but the number of infections could be cut in half with better hand washing practices by medical staff. Now a new device that helps improve hand washing habits.

Testing Chili Peppers

WACO, Texas (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- you can find them in Mexican and Asian cuisine, hot sauce, medicines, even tear gas … Chile peppers put the heat in all kinds of products these days. Measured on a standard called the Scoville heat scale, they range from zero for a mild bell pepper to a scorching 100,000 for a habanera.

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