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

Brain

Magnets pull these tiny medical robots deep into the brain

LA-based startup Bionaut Labs is developing micro-sized medical robots that are guided through the body by magnets.

Kristin Houser

Virology

How flu got milder since 1918 pandemic

The risk of death from influenza has declined over time, but globally, hundreds of thousands of people still die from the disease each year.

Saloni Dattani and Fiona Spooner | Our World in Data

Biology

Newly discovered gut bacteria may be a culprit behind rheumatoid arthritis

This bacteria is found only in the intestines of people with rheumatoid arthritis, and not in the intestines of healthy people.

Meagan Chriswell

Coronavirus

How to fight Covid with light

Some wavelengths of light in a range called far-UVC kill microbes in experiments and appear to be harmless to people.

Chris Baraniuk | Knowable Magazine

Mental Health

Exercise boosts the brain — and mental health

New research is revealing how physical activity can reduce and even ward off depression, anxiety and other psychological ailments.

Bob Holmes | Knowable Magazine

Medicine

New brain cancer vaccine completes clinical trial

Northwest Biotherapeutics reports that its new brain cancer vaccine can extend glioblastoma patients’ lives by months or even years.

Kristin Houser

Psychology

The science of habits

Whether you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a good one, psychologists have some tips to get you started.

Stephanie Parker | Knowable Magazine

Medicine

Deadly disease treated in the womb for the first time

In a medical first, doctors were able to prevent heart and muscle damage using enzyme replacement therapy.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

New chemo pump for brain tumors could avoid side effects

A fully implantable chemo pump could help extend the lives of people with deadly brain tumors while minimizing treatment side effects.

Kristin Houser

Virology

UK study suggests single dose of monkeypox vaccine is 78% effective

A new analysis by the UK Health Security Agency has determined that one shot of a monkeypox vaccine is 78% effective at preventing infection.

B. David Zarley

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