Health

An abstract image of a person flexing their bicep and poking at the underside of it with their other hand
Medicine
Revolutionary weight-loss drugs like Wegovy come with a catch
People taking GLP-1 agonists are losing too much muscle, but these drugs designed to prevent muscle loss could solve the problem.
Kristin Houser
a stylized image of a person injecting themselves with a GLP-1 agonist
Medicine
Are weight-loss meds the next wonder drugs?
Evidence is mounting that GLP-1 agonists could treat many health issues — including ones that aren’t obviously related to weight.
Kristin Houser
A person’s wrist wearing a smartwatch displaying a high-intensity interval training workout screen. Among smart health devices, this one stands out with its clarity and ease of use. Green exercise mat and white sneakers are visible in the background.
Wearables
How smart devices helped me unlock hidden health wins
By measuring many different body metrics, smart health devices can help support the mental game as much as the physical fitness gains.
Kevin Dickinson
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Medicine
Milk could overcome one of the biggest hurdles to RNA therapies
Kristin Houser
A surgeon in scrubs and a headlamp performs a gene-edited pig kidney transplant, assisted by another healthcare professional, under bright surgical lights.
Surgery
First-of-its-kind pig kidney transplant is a success
Kristin Houser
Fluorescent microscopy image showing cells in blue and green
Cancer
New study challenges long-held assumption about cancer
Kristin Houser
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Memory
How sensory gamma rhythm stimulation clears amyloid in Alzheimer’s mice
David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory | MIT News
Sustainability
Scientists have invented a method to break down “forever chemicals” in our drinking water
Johnny Wood | World Economic Forum
X-ray image of a human chest showing lungs and rib cage, with visible abnormal dark patches indicating possible tuberculosis.
Medicine
AI can help predict whether a patient will respond to specific tuberculosis treatments
Sriram Chandrasekaran
a vaccine vial in front of a backdrop of cells
Vaccines
Personalized cancer vaccines are having a moment
Kristin Houser
Fluorescence microscopy image showing bacteria shaped like rods, glowing in blue against a dark background after exposure to antibiotics.
Medicine
When an antibiotic fails: MIT scientists are using AI to target “sleeper” bacteria
Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health | MIT News
Three chickens, with one overlayed by a microscope image of the flu virus, on a black background
Public Health
The threat of avian flu — and what we can do to stop it
Kristin Houser
hands holding a COVID-19 test
Coronavirus
What’s next for COVID-19 drugs?
Kristin Houser