Health

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Fertility
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
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
A person’s wrist wearing a smartwatch displaying a high-intensity interval training workout screen. Among smart health devices, this one stands out with its clarity and ease of use. Green exercise mat and white sneakers are visible in the background.
Wearables
How smart devices helped me unlock hidden health wins
By measuring many different body metrics, smart health devices can help support the mental game as much as the physical fitness gains.
Kevin Dickinson
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Medicine
Soaring insulin costs? Cows could help.
Kristin Houser
Abstract collage of a kidney, a pig, and surgeons
CRISPR
First person to get a gene-edited pig kidney is “recovering well” so far
Kristin Houser
On the right are fingers holding a flat, square device that looks like a magnet with a grid of slits cut into it. On the left is a person holding their hand next to their mouth like they're trying to project their voice.
Wearables
AI-powered wearable “speaks” for people with vocal cord problems
Kristin Houser
A close up of a Wegovy vial in a gloved hand
Medicine
FDA approves weight-loss drug Wegovy to treat heart problems
Kristin Houser
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Memory
How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Wendy Williams, changes the brain
Fen-Biao Gao
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Apps
Digital twins are an effective new way to control your metabolism
Sarah Philip
A woman eating pizza out of boredom and holding a phone.
Food
The hunger-boredom paradigm explained by scientists
Jaimee Bell
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Wearables
FDA approves first over-the-counter CGM
Kristin Houser
A silhouette of a man with dementia, marked by a flower in his head.
Memory
How cognition changes before dementia hits
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
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Medicine
Clinical trials can save more lives, and faster, with AI
Kristin Houser