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

Medicine

It may be possible to treat inherited blindness, even in adults

A new mouse study suggests that synthetic retinoids may be able to help restore vision in adults with Leber congenital amaurosis.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Cambridge researchers have discovered how cancer spreads

New research out of the University of Cambridge may have discovered a mechanism behind metastasis.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

New test catches deadly bloodstream infections much faster

Bloodstream infections have a high mortality rate. But a new test to catch them faster could lead to more saved lives.

B. David Zarley

Prosthetics

A cure for blindness may be first product made in space

An ISS experiment suggests that manufacturing artificial retinas in space will make them more effective at reversing blindness.

Kristin Houser

Virology

A newly discovered class of RNA can fight off multiple viruses, including flu and SARS-CoV-2

Harvard-affiliated researchers have discovered a form of double-stranded RNA which may be a potent antiviral.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

Tiny robots completely clear out deadly pneumonia infection in mice

Researchers have created microscopic robots capable of clearing pneumonia from the lungs of mice.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

A modified herpes virus completely wiped out a terminal cancer

In a small phase 1 trial of a herpes-based cancer therapy, one patient had their tumors completely eliminated.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

Scientists claim “never before” seen results in ALS clinical trial

The ability of tofersen, a gene-based treatment for ALS, to improve symptoms is being hailed as a “treatment milestone.”

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

Study finds a striking difference between neurons of humans and other mammals

Researchers identified a “building plan” that holds true for every species they looked at — except for humans.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Neuroscience

New Alzheimer’s drug slows mental decline by 27% in clinical trial

Eisai and Biogen are reporting that their new Alzheimer’s antibody slowed cognitive decline by 27% in a global trial.

B. David Zarley

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