Health

The future of fertility, from artificial wombs to AI-assisted IVF

A look back at the history of infertility treatments and ahead to the tech that could change everything we thought we knew about reproduction.

Kristin Houser

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Drugs

The exciting research that may cure Parkinson’s

GeneCode is developing a drug it hopes won’t just alleviate Parkinson’s symptoms but also protect and restore patient’s neural health.

Kevin Dickinson

A child sitting on a couch in a dimly lit room, holding and looking intently at a tablet, as if testing the Goldilocks hypothesis for the perfect screen brightness.

Mental Health

Beyond screen time: Rethinking kids’ tech use with the “Goldilocks hypothesis”

The “Goldilocks hypothesis” asks parents to think beyond screen time and consider the habits that teens build around technology use.

Kevin Dickinson

Coronavirus

Vaccines and recovery both provide strong COVID-19 immunity

Natural COVID-19 immunity — the kind coronavirus survivors have — is about as robust as the immunity prompted by vaccines.

Kristin Houser

CRISPR

Base editing could cure a host of genetic diseases

Base editing has proven useful for correcting disease-causing point mutations in animals — and now, human trials are on the horizon.

Kristin Houser

Drugs

Smart vape pen claims to solve the cannabis dosing problem

To solve the cannabis dosing problem, the MODE smart vape vibrates when a person should stop inhaling and again when they should exhale.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Moderna is developing an mRNA vaccine for HIV

Moderna is using the same technology behind its COVID-19 vaccine to develop an mRNA vaccine for HIV.

Kristin Houser

Virology

Phage therapy kills superbug behind many ICU infections

Combining a bacteria-killing virus and an antibiotic was able to wipe out an infection of the superbug A. baumannii in mice.

Kristin Houser

Nerve-stimulator helps people walk after MS and strokes

The EvoWalk wearable uses electrical stimulation, sensors, and AI to combat foot drop, a condition commonly linked to MS and strokes.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Should we delay the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines?

As vaccination campaigns begin, researchers are divided over whether the two-dose strategy should be delayed to get more people’s first dose done quicker.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

Smart vaccine device could speed up development process

An in-development smart vaccine device uses a microneedle patch to both deliver a vaccine and measure the immune response it generates.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Cancer cells can hibernate to escape chemotherapy

A new study has found evidence that cancer cells hibernate, slowing down their division and waiting out the harsh environment of chemotherapy.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

New COVID-19 treatment uses stem cells

Umbilical cord stem cells may provide life-saving care for people with a serious case of coronavirus.

Teresa Carey

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