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

Startups

New pregnancy test made from paper is flushable, biodegradable

A team of women has developed a flushable, biodegradable pregnancy test, which is finally available to...

Teresa Carey

Coronavirus

Mass vaccination experiment was a huge success in Brazil

A mass vaccination experiment in Brazil suggests that even a moderately effective vaccine can have a dramatic effect if enough people get the shot.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Inhaled nanobodies treat COVID-19 in hamsters

An inhaled nanobody treatment for COVID-19 has shown promise in animal tests and could be a more affordable alternative to monoclonal antibody drugs.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Robot paramedics are bringing mechanical CPR to the UK

An English ambulance service has begun using robot paramedics to deliver mechanical CPR to patients.

B. David Zarley

Public Health

Dengue fever vaccine still protects after three years

A dengue fever vaccine candidate by Takeda is still effective after three years in a large human study, raising hopes for fighting the virus.

B. David Zarley

Series| Just Might Work

The case for drinking treated wastewater. (Yes, from the toilet.)

5:45

Concern over droughts and water pollution have ignited a unique solution for preserving one of our most vital resources — advanced wastewater treatment for human consumption, also known as direct potable reuse.

Jack Berning

Coronavirus

One-minute COVID-19 breath test authorized in Singapore

Singapore has provisionally authorized a COVID-19 breath test that measures VOCs to deliver accurate results in just one minute.

Kristin Houser

Fertility

"Defective" embryos can actually self-correct in the womb

PGT-A, a genetic test used to screen embryos for aneuploidy prior to in vitro fertilization, appears to be excluding many viable options.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Inhaled CRISPR treatment tackles COVID-19, flu

An inhaled CRISPR treatment can be easily tweaked to attack a variety of viruses, from the one that causes the flu to the coronavirus behind COVID-19.

Kristin Houser

Biology

Human lifespan may have a hard limit: 150 years

The human lifespan is limited to 150 years, according to a new longevity study focused on the body’s ability to bounce back from stressful events.

Kristin Houser

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