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

Overlay of hands and abstract patterns in purple and blue tones, symbolizing hope for Parkinson's cure.

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

A new drug could repair stroke damage to memory and movement

A new drug can repair stroke damage in mice, improving memory and motor skills. If it works in humans, it could lead to a paradigm shift in stroke treatment.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

Long COVID-19 and chronic conditions after viral infections may stem from an overactive immune response

Understanding the immunological mechanisms underlying long COVID-19 is the first step to addressing a quickly worsening public health problem.

Harish Narasimhan

Surgery

Why don't surgeons train like fighter pilots? Now some do.

Using AI and analysis, Theator is helping surgeons improve how pilots and pro athletes do: by going to the tape.

B. David Zarley

Drugs

The Biden administration is preparing for legal psychedelics within two years

The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has sent a memo supportive of psychedelic therapies. What does that mean for the field?

B. David Zarley

Bionics

Lightweight bionic zaps muscles to help you walk longer, faster

The AI-powered Neural Sleeve electrically stimulates the leg muscles to help people with mobility issues walk faster and longer.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

ADHD drugs might also treat Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists reviewed 40 years of clinical studies that assessed the effects of NA-targeting drugs, such as certain ADHD drugs, on Alzheimer’s.

Peter Rogers

Medicine

This neurotoxic tree could be the key to a new kind of painkiller

Australian researchers searching for new ways to fight pain have turned to an excruciatingly painful Kiwi tree.

B. David Zarley

Aging

Jeff Bezos is looking to defy death – this is what we know about the science of aging

Will Bezos’s company succeed in extending the human lifespan? Maybe. But we can all benefit from studying aging.

Daniel M Davis

Coronavirus

A cheap nasal spray cuts COVID-19 risk by 62%

A low-cost nasal spray co-developed by Oxford researchers could be the next powerful weapon against COVID-19.

Kristin Houser

Genetics

How natural “short sleepers” thrive on 4 hours of sleep per night

Natural "short sleepers" thrive on only four to six hours of sleep per night. Could their genetics explain why?

Ross Pomeroy

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