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

Aging

The age reversal tech that billionaires are banking on

How long can a human being not only live but thrive? A race to find out involves some of the biggest names (and bank accounts) in tech.

Septima Yasinowski

Medicine

A smart bomber for bacteria could help save antibiotics

Brown University researchers have developed a “smart” drug delivery system that only releases its payload when bacteria are present.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

Handheld antibody tester could reveal if you’re immune to COVID

Hong Kong researchers have developed a handheld COVID antibody testing device more capable than current home tests.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

Tiny nanoscale drills can bore holes right through bacteria

Rice University researchers have developed tiny, bacteria-boring drills in an effort to stop superbugs.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

The key to fighting fungal infections may have been inside us all along

MIT researchers have discovered that complex molecules in mucus can keep fungal infections in check.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

“Stealth bomb” for cancer unlocks powerful immune attack

A "masked" cancer drug stealthily trains immune system to kill tumors while sparing healthy tissues, reducing treatment side effects.

Aslan Mansurov

Medicine

Gene therapy fixes rare heart disorder with clever workaround

Cleveland Clinic researchers have developed a gene therapy that cured arrhythmias in mice.

B. David Zarley

Brain

Stimulating deep sleep may improve brain health, memory, and mood

Researchers are trying to harness deep sleep to bolster the glymphatic system, which helps flush brain tissue.

B. David Zarley

History

The US Civil War drastically reshaped how Americans deal with death – will the pandemic?

How do American's attitudes towards death change when they are confronted with such enormous losses?

Gary Laderman

Medicine

Small trial of cancer immunotherapy sends every patient into remission

Every participant in a small trial testing a rectal cancer immunotherapy has had their disease go into complete remission.

Kristin Houser

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