Why are the study and practice of medicine still so over-compartmentalized and top-down? The Singularity University FutureMed guru talks about tech-driven trends that can redefine the field.

For a full year, AJ Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shotglass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping. Onstage at TEDMED, he shares the surprising things he learned.

At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.

What if we could simply "print" new organs for use in clinical trials? Gabor Forgacs from Organovo tells us about a radical new approach to tissue engineering.

The managing director of Excel Venture Management discusses current regulatory hurdles to introducing new drugs, why aspirin would never make it to market today, and the hidden costs of missing out.

Eythor Bender's Ekso Bionics makes powered, wearable robots known as "exoskeletons" that boost human strength, endurance, and mobility. But can they help a paraplegic walk? Watch this incredible story.

Aubrey de Grey passionately talks about the ultimate quest for significantly longer, healthier life! A must view talk!