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

Coronavirus nasal spray vaccine nears human trials

A nasal spray vaccine for COVID-19 that contains a live coronavirus genetically engineered to replicate more slowly is nearing human trials.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Yale study: asthma and allergies may actually protect children from severe COVID-19

The interplay of asthma, children, and COVID-19 is complex. A new study suggests that kids' asthma immune response may help protect against COVID-19.

B. David Zarley

Virology

Super bright X-ray lets doctors see the atoms inside viruses

The x-ray beams produced by the Extremely Brilliant Source, a new synchrotron, are so bright, they can be used to create images with atomic-level detail.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Symptoms of Parkinson's are the only way to diagnose it. But not for long.

Researchers discovered a new way to diagnose and track Parkinson's disease progression — even before the first symptoms of Parkinson's appear.

Teresa Carey

Coronavirus

U.S. troops test wearables for early detection of COVID-19

The Department of Defense wants to use wearable sensors, Dutch AI, and thousands of personnel to develop markers for early detection of COVID-19.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

Dogs that can smell coronavirus screen travelers at airport

Detection dogs that can smell coronavirus in a person’s sweat are now screening travelers for COVID-19 at Helsinki Airport.

Kristin Houser

Virology

Are microbes called protists our only virus eaters?

Despite their abundance, nothing we know of eats viruses. But new research suggests microbes called protists might.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine reaches final trial stage

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine isn’t the first to reach the final human trial stage, but it may have several advantages over its predecessors.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

“Antibody inhaler” could rapidly treat—and prevent—COVID-19

Scientists have discovered a new antibody therapy that can be inhaled to provide treatment and temporary immunity to the coronavirus.

Sarah Wells

CRISPR

CRISPR’d male “surrogates” can produce another animal’s prized sperm

High-quality sperm means high-quality animals, but the process can be expensive or inaccessible. CRISPR-edited “surrogate sires” may provide a solution.

B. David Zarley

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