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

Overlay of hands and abstract patterns in purple and blue tones, symbolizing hope for Parkinson's cure.

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

Patients report sudden hearing loss from COVID-19

Patients are experiencing sudden hearing loss from COVID-19, but if caught early enough, doctors can prevent the problem from becoming permanent.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

The coronavirus can survive on surfaces for 28 days

The coronavirus can survive on surfaces, including money, for up to 28 days. But does that change what you need to do to avoid catching COVID-19?

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Post-COVID-19 clinics offer hope to coronavirus survivors

Post-COVID-19 clinics are helping coronavirus survivors cope with lingering symptoms while helping researchers better understand the disease.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Comparing COVID-19 vaccines just got way easier

A newly formed network of labs will make it easier to compare COVID-19 vaccines by testing them all in exactly the same way, using the exact same supplies.

Kristin Houser

Drugs

MDMA therapy and the promise of psychedelics

Despite years of work with a "stellar" therapist, Charlotte needed more. She turned to MDMA therapy.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

Pain relief from coronavirus may be helping it spread

Rather than feeling sick, some people may be getting pain relief from coronavirus — a discovery that could impact both the pandemic and the opioid epidemic.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Disinfecting drones to spray stadium after NFL games

Are the disinfecting drones set to fly over Mercedes-Benz Stadium after Atlanta Falcons games useful or just another example of hygiene theater?

Kristin Houser

Biology

Common mouth microbe appears to trigger cancer metastasis

Scientists are finally starting to understand the connection between the common oral microbe fusobacterium and colon cancer metastasis.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

15-minute blood test reveals the severity of traumatic brain injury

Researchers have now designed a rapid blood test that can help identify the severity of a brain injury in just fifteen minutes.

Sarah Wells

Public Health

A new molecule may take the edge off vaccines — and make them perform better

Adjuvants create a better vaccine immune response, but they also cause inflammation. A peptide may help curb their side effects while improving protection.

B. David Zarley

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