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

Big tobacco announces "breakthrough" in plant-based coronavirus vaccine

A plant-based coronavirus vaccine developed by a subsidiary of British American Tobacco is now undergoing pre-clinical testing.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

A promising vaccine candidate, new mutual-aid networks, and more COVID-19 updates

In our weekly news roundup, we take you inside the fight against COVID-19 to explore the solutions on the frontlines of an unprecedented global response.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

New coronavirus vaccine candidate creates antibodies in mice

A new coronavirus vaccine candidate that delivers inoculation via a microneedle patch has shown promise in a peer-reviewed mouse study.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Silicon Valley fixes broken ventilators for coronavirus patients

Silicon Valley-based Bloom Energy has refurbished hundreds of ventilators for coronavirus patients in just a few weeks — and it shows no signs of slowing down.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

New coronavirus test offers results in minutes

Abbott Laboratories’ new coronavirus test can tell if a person has COVID-19 in just five minutes — far faster than existing testing methods.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

New study boosts case for at-home coronavirus tests

A new study eliminates one major argument against at-home coronavirus tests: that patients won’t be able to collect usable samples themselves.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

You can help scientists during the coronavirus quarantine

Getting bored during the coronavirus quarantine? Researchers are looking for volunteer citizen scientists to help analyze distant galaxies from home.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Coronavirus antibody testing project launches in Colorado

Colorado’s San Miguel County has launched an antibody testing project to test the blood of all 8,000 residents for signs that they’re immune to COVID-19.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

University students step up to expand coronavirus testing

University students are helping expand coronavirus testing by volunteering their time to help process thousands of test samples per day in school labs.

Kristin Houser

Love

The case for love-enhancing drugs

Drugs don’t just affect the user; they shape relationships too. And a pair of bioethicists thinks we should consider them for relationship enhancement.

B. David Zarley

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