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

Virology

Chickenpox and shingles virus lying dormant in your neurons can reactivate and increase your risk of stroke

People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease, and researchers want to know why.

Andrew Bubak

Medicine

FDA approves new Alzheimer’s medication

Lecanemab, a new Alzheimer’s medication shown to slow cognitive decline in patients, has been granted accelerated approval by the FDA.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

Neuroscientists identify a brain pathway for overcoming fear

Mo Costandi

Biology

Artificial penis tissue restores erections in injured pigs

Artificial penis tissue that restored erections in injured pigs might one day do the same for people with erectile dysfunction.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Mother’s mitochondria used to treat her child’s rare genetic disorder

A new therapy that treats children with rare mtDNA mutations using mitochondria sourced from their mothers has now been tested in patients.

Kristin Houser

Virology

New mRNA universal flu vaccine against all known subtypes takes promising first steps

A new universal flu vaccine candidate that uses mRNA to target all known flu subtypes looks promising in animal models.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

New stem cell patches could repair babies’ heart defects permanently

Stem cell patches under development in the UK might allow surgeons to permanently repair infants congenital heart defects.

Kristin Houser

Mental Health

The “recovery paradox” explains why you’re burnt out

There's regular job stress, and then there's uncertainty, dread, and constant change. Here's how to actually recover from it.

Chris Woolston | Knowable Magazine

Medicine

New antibody therapy works for 73% of multiple myeloma patients

A new multiple myeloma therapy that uses an antibody to bring T cells to the cancer has shown efficacy in clinical trials.

B. David Zarley

Brain

How to use the brain’s own immune cells to stave off Alzheimer’s

Research suggests that microglia play a key role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases by helping to remove toxic waste.

Kristine Zengeler

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