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

Medicine

Hope and controversy: FDA approves first new Alzheimer's drug in decades

The FDA has approved the first new Alzheimer’s drug in decades, but the decision brings not only hope, but controversy.

B. David Zarley

Inventions

Blood test can quickly tell if a targeted cancer therapy works

The ExoSCOPE blood test can determine with 95% accuracy whether a targeted cancer therapy is working within 24 hours of administration.

Kristin Houser

Biology

Want strong teeth? Eat this candy.

Researchers claim to have invented an experimental breath mint that may renew tooth enamel and strengthen teeth, and it’s already headed into human trials.

Teresa Carey

Series| Just Might Work

Can we hack sugar to be healthy?

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Is there such a thing as healthy sugar? Food scientists in Israel are hacking the sugar molecule itself – eliminating the need for subpar alternatives.

Doug Dais

Inventions

Vibrating “thimble” could improve balance in seniors

A wearable that delivers a painless vibration to a person’s fingertip if it senses postural sway could one day help improve balance in seniors.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine 2.0: Lower dose, fewer side effects

Any revised version of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will likely include a smaller dose, reducing side effects and increasing the supply of shots.

Kristin Houser

Food

Yuan Longping: His rice helped feed the world

Scientist Yuan Longping's hybrid rice helped feed the world. His wild rice discoveries and hybrid rice inventions in the 1960s and 1970s helped alleviate food scarcity across Asia and Africa.

Teresa Carey

Genetics

Editing one gene extends mouse life expectancy by 23%

By modifying just one gene, researchers were able to extend the life expectancy of mice by 23%, and they think their results may translate to humans.

Kristin Houser

Public Health

Can a dog vaccine for Valley fever lead to a human one?

Cases of Valley fever, a fungal infection, have risen dramatically over the decade. Researchers hope a dog vaccine may lead to one for humans.

B. David Zarley

Drugs

A small dose of an ibogaine-like drug cures stress in mice

A novel drug designed like ibogaine but without the ibogaine trip or toxicity has corrected the effects of stress in mice.

B. David Zarley

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