Gone are the days in which tattoos were just permanent wearable decor on one’s body. Now, scientists are hoping to add some function to the permanent skin marking. Researchers at the Technical ...

A group of MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers explored the possibility of color-changing, health-monitoring tattoos. The smart ink can detect blood sugar elevation and dehydration. One of the ...

Scientists in Germany have developed three different tattoo dyes that change color based on the levels of certain health markers in the blood. Scientists are developing color-changing inks that may ...

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)- Imagine a tattoo that could alert you if you need to apply sunscreen or if your blood sugar is low. Sounds like joke, right? But it's not. "I often joke that tattoos can give ...

Soon, tattoos won’t just show how cool you are — they’ll also show how healthy you are. Diabetics may soon be able to keep an eye on their glucose levels by getting tatted, all thanks to a new medical ...