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

Genetics

First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to two children

After 14 years in development, gene therapy has helped two children surpassed their life expectations and live seizure-free.

Miguel Sena-Esteves

Coronavirus

New antibody treatment against Omicron gets emergency approval

A new monoclonal antibody treatment effective against Omicron has received emergency authorization weeks after two others were banned.

B. David Zarley

Aging

Why calorie restriction may be the key to a healthier life

A new study suggests that people appear to benefit from a moderate calorie restriction the same way we know many animals do.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

First woman cured of HIV through stem cell transplant

A woman has been cured of HIV through a transplant of umbilical cord blood, which is easier to match to patients than bone marrow.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Inhaled vaccine for coronavirus moves to human trials

An inhaled vaccine now moving into human trials could protect people from more than just the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Kristin Houser

Bionics

Robot fish are powered by lab-grown human heart cells

A robot fish that uses human heart cells to swim has put scientists one step closer to growing full-size hearts in the lab.

Kristin Houser

Bionics

Bionic pacemaker causes heart to beat irregularly — on purpose

A new bionic pacemaker improved blood flow in animal studies by using the lungs to reintroduce lost heart rate variability.

Kristin Houser

Surgery

MIT engineers invent surgical “duct tape”

MIT’s biodegradable surgical tape is designed to seal tears in the gastrointestinal tract, potentially preventing sepsis-causing leaks.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Smartphone COVID test is as accurate as PCR test

Researchers created a smartphone-based test kit that will test for the viruses that cause COVID and flu. Early research has shown that the kit is as accurate as standard lab-based testing but much faster.

Teresa Carey

Bionics

Bionic eye implants enable a blind person to see again

Doctors successfully implanted a microchip in a woman's retina, restoring some vision to her blind eye.

Teresa Carey

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