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

Brain

Urine test for brain cancer detects tumors of any size

A new urine test for brain cancer analyzed microRNAs to correctly identify 100% of patients with brain tumors, regardless of their tumor’s size.

Kristin Houser

Mental Health

Low doses of nitrous oxide may treat depression

A new, small study has found that low doses of nitrous oxide — laughing gas — can treat symptoms of depression.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

MIT researchers can fit more drug in less pill

A new drug formulation method developed by chemical engineers at MIT can fit more drug into less pill.

B. David Zarley

Surgery

Surgeons can now practice on a 3D-printed copy of your liver

A new technique for creating life-like 3D-printed livers based on individual patients’ scans could help surgeons be better prepared for operations.

Kristin Houser

Public Health

We may have a new ally in the fight against dengue fever

A large trial has provided the best evidence yet that infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia can help reduce dengue infections.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

Beer hops could hold key to preventing common liver disease

Compounds derived from hops might be able to help prevent — or even treat — nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in people.

Kristin Houser

Virology

A virus "chimera" reveals new dengue targets

Using a flavivirus that only infects insects, Australian researchers can safely study more dangerous viruses.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

Two opposite kinds of stroke. One promising treatment.

A new stroke treatment could give doctors a way to help victims sooner, improving their chances of avoiding permanent brain damage.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

Neck-zapping device helps sleep-deprived soldiers think

A handheld device that delivers vagus nerve stimulation was shown to combat the effect of sleep deprivation in soldiers.

Kristin Houser

Virology

Did the flu lose diversity during the pandemic?

After a record-low flu season, an entire clade of flu may be gone. If so, making vaccines may have become easier.

B. David Zarley

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