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

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Medicine

Scientists have discovered how to make almost any vaccine more potent

An approach called “rational vaccinology” could allow us to design more powerful vaccines, just by rearranging their ingredients.

Kristin Houser

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Medicine

“Brain-eating” amoeba beaten by old European drug

A man infected by a deadly brain-eating amoeba is on the road to recovery thanks to a decades-old drug used to treat urinary tract infections.

Kristin Houser

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CRISPR

CRISPR eliminated heart damage in mice after a heart attack

A new CRISPR base editing therapy was able to prevent mice from suffering seemingly any heart damage following an induced heart attack.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Skin grafts can now be 3D-printed to fit “like a glove”

Bioprinted skin grafts come in sheets, not the contours of the body. New research from Columbia envisions grafts which fit like a glove.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

New evidence that teeth can fill their own cavities

Researchers find that, in some cases, tooth dentin can be regrown instead of needing to be replaced with man-made composite.

Robby Berman

Neuroscience

Mindfulness can slow down the brain’s aging and more

The benefits of practicing mindfulness carry over into everyday life – even when you aren’t actively meditating.

Hilary A. Marusak

Virology

Yale researchers have found a way to spot new viruses

By screening negative nasal swabs for a specific antiviral protein, a Yale team believes we may be able to find hidden viruses before they emerge.

B. David Zarley

Brain

Human-rat brain hybrid shows a way to cure blindness

New research has shown that human “mini brains” can integrate with damaged rat brains to perform functions related to sight.

Kristin Houser

An illustration of Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine for COVID-19 on a colorful background

Coronavirus

First-of-its-kind nasal vaccine for COVID-19 deployed in India

India has begun deploying a nasal vaccine for COVID-19 that may be able to prevent infections, not just limit their severity.

Kristin Houser

ChatGPT-like AI creates new bacteria-killing proteins

Using a large language model AI, biotech startup Profluent has created new antimicrobial proteins.

B. David Zarley

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