Blog post by Tianyou Xu. Remember this scene from the 2006 film Casino Royale, when James Bond gets a GPS chip subdermally injected into his forearm so that M could track his whereabouts (Image 1)?

Barely visible needles, or “microneedles,” are poised to usher in an era of pain-free injections and blood testing. Whether attached to a syringe or a patch, microneedles prevent pain by avoiding ...

When it comes to processing calories, we are not all the same. If your metabolism and hormones don't work well, it's much harder to lose weight. Now there's a medication that is helping to change that ...

Welcome to Ask a Biogeek, a column where you ask UC Berkeley researcher Terry Johnson any question you want — no matter how weird. Reader Mairi proxies the following question: My mom wants to know ...

CNET reviews Pantec's new Painless Laser Epidermal System, which uses lasers to create micropores in the skin, doing away with injections. Medical professionals can adjust the delivery device for ...

Needles are usually seen as a necessary evil, but maybe they don't have to be. Plenty of painless alternatives are in the works, like microneedle patches, a laser-based device that pushes drugs ...

There are many people in today's society who would describe having an injection as uncomfortable but necessary. Now, thanks to a Liechtenstein-based company called Pantec Biosolutions, the days of ...

Vaccinating children is always a challenging task, especially when it involves needles, as they can make the process more unpleasant. But when a toddler somewhere in eastern India slept throughout her ...