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

Healthcare

This wireless pacemaker dissolves into your body

Researchers at Northwestern and George Washington University have developed a pacemaker that dissolves into the body.

B. David Zarley

Virology

Moderna launches human trial for mRNA flu vaccine

Moderna Therapeutics is trialing an mRNA flu vaccine in humans and developing one to protect against seasonal influenza and COVID-19.

Kristin Houser

Virology

Oxford launches HIV vaccine trial

The University of Oxford’s newly launched HIV vaccine trial will test a unique approach to protecting people against the AIDS-causing virus.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Natural killer cells fight cancer without collateral damage

Researchers at McMaster have developed a form of immunotherapy capable of working on solid tumors in the lab.

B. David Zarley

Brain

Scientists call Alzheimer’s amyloid theory into question

What if amyloid plaques are not the cause of Alzheimer’s, but instead a symptom? New research suggests restoring liquid amyloid may be key.

B. David Zarley

Biology

Castration linked to younger DNA and biological age

A study measuring biological age in castrated sheep has yielded a discovery that could inform anti-aging research for people.

Kristin Houser

Public Health

Will we finally get another human Lyme disease vaccine?

Pfizer and French vaccine maker Valneva are one step closer to bringing a human Lyme disease vaccine to market.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

Sky-mapping system can predict whether cancer treatment will work

Johns Hopkins researchers are using image analysis developed for astronomy to study cancer immunotherapy.

B. David Zarley

Inventions

Hair-thin spine stimulator could relieve severe back pain

A new implant that delivers pain-relieving spinal cord stimulation can be put into place using just a needle — no invasive surgery required.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Pharma giant GSK embraces digital twins for vaccine development

Pharma leviathan GlaxoSmithKline is rolling out digital twins to help create “the vaccine factory of the future.”

B. David Zarley

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