Health

By toggling an important heart gene, scientists have treated mice for a heart attack preemptively.

Massachusetts General researchers have developed a new form of transplantation that cured type 1 diabetes in monkeys.

Patients who received tirzepatide in a recent clinical study lost more than 20% of their body weight (52 pounds, or 23.6 kg).

Canadian company Ondine is using laser frequencies to help prevent surgical site infections.

Researchers have discovered that psychedelics can activate 5-HT2A receptors inside of cortical neurons, a possible cause of their therapeutic effects.

Periodontal (gum) disease is more common in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, implicating the former in causing the latter.

The FDA has granted authorization to an at-home test that can tell COVID from flu, the first of its kind.

End of life patients face existential and spiritual challenges other patients do not. Psychedelics may be uniquely suited to helping them.

We may be able to prevent chronic inflammation in multiple sclerosis patients by manipulating their gut microbiomes.

A handful of animals make a pared-down version of our own antibodies. Scientists hope to harness them as treatments for human illnesses.