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

Drugs

Breakthrough study discovers that psychedelics breach our neurons

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

B. David Zarley

Healthcare

Oral bacteria trigger rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups

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

Peter Rogers

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Coronavirus

First at-home test can tell you if it’s COVID or flu

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

B. David Zarley

Drugs

Psychedelics are helping dying patients overcome their existential distress

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

B. David Zarley

Medicine

New MS treatment targets the gut microbiome

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

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Small wonders: The antibodies from camels and sharks that could change medicine

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

Christina Szalinski | Knowable Magazine

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Coronavirus

Inhaling this powder shields lungs from infection

An inhalable powder that acts as an “invisible mask” for the lungs could potentially help end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

New light therapy could make cancer treatment better and safer

A new light-activated cancer treatment developed in the UK could make existing therapies better and safer.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

First: Spinal cord stimulation helps stroke survivors control arms again

Spinal cord stimulation has been shown to improve upper-limb mobility in stroke survivors for the first time.

Kristin Houser

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Biology

New study discovers how to reverse hearing loss

A new study of hair cell regeneration in mice could help researchers figure out how to reverse hearing loss in people.

Kristin Houser

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