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

Preventative breast cancer vaccine enters human trials

A breast cancer vaccine entering human trials is designed to prevent triple-negative breast cancer — the deadliest, most aggressive form.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Merck is making its COVID-19 antiviral pill more affordable to low-income countries

Drug maker Merck has agreed to license a promising antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 to low- and middle-income countries for free.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

You can now mix and match COVID-19 booster shots

Americans eligible for COVID-19 booster shots no longer need to stick to one brand. Here’s why that’s a big deal.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

FDA panel recommends COVID-19 vaccine for 5 to 11 year olds (Updated)

An FDA panel voted to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11. Here’s what you need to know about it.

Kristin Houser

Biology

Scientists got an animal to breathe without oxygen

Scientists discovered a way to keep tadpoles alive, even without environmental oxygen — by injecting photosynthetic algae into their brains.

Teresa Carey

Healthcare

First-ever: drone delivers lungs for transplant

An uncrewed drone has carried a pair of lungs from Toronto Western Hospital to Toronto General Hospital. It was the first time lungs were transported by drone anywhere in the world.

Teresa Carey

Artificial pancreas tested for the first time in type 2 diabetes patients

University of Cambridge researchers have tested an artificial pancreas for the first time in patients with both type 2 diabetes and kidney failure.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

Cooling caps can help prevent chemo hair loss

Chemo hair loss is a common side effect for cancer patients, but cooling caps can help limit the loss.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

HIV treatment gets green light for human trials

Excision BioTherapeutics is cleared to begin human trials of a CRISPR-based HIV treatment that’s administered in just one IV infusion.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

Architects design new mental health facilities with healing in mind

Architects are incorporating neuroaesthetics insights into designs for medical facilities in an attempt to promote positive mental health.

Kristin Houser

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