Health

A person wearing blue gloves operates a piece of scientific equipment, handling small yellow cubes that are immersed in a cryogenic container.
Fertility
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
An image of a mosquito on a pink and green background that highlights the potential threat of Ixchiq, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes, and the importance of a chikungunya vaccine.
Vaccines
World’s first chikungunya vaccine approved in US
Kristin Houser
a microscope image of a red blood cell of someone with sickle cell anemia
CRISPR
World’s first CRISPR therapy approved in UK
Kristin Houser
Three wolves engaged in a fierce fight in the snowy wilderness.
Microbiome
Do wolves harbor the secret to curing dogs’ bowel problems?
Jonny Thomson
A group of wegovy pills, a powerful weight-loss drug.
Medicine
Wegovy slashes heart attack risk by 28%
Kristin Houser
A bottle of ADHD medicine with pills falling out of it.
Neurodiversity
How do stimulants actually work to reduce ADHD symptoms?
Mary Bushell
A blurry image of a woman's face.
Drugs
Bad trips: Study examines the long-term adverse effects of psychedelic drugs
Mo Costandi
A bald man is having his eye examined by a doctor
Surgery
Arkansas man receives world’s first eye transplant
Kristin Houser
A group of people practicing mindfulness on a grassy field.
Mental Health
Mindfulness: New age craze or science-backed solution?
Kevin Dickinson
A captivating collage of serene and expressive images displaying a woman's eye, mesmerizing viewers with its depth and beauty.
Mental Health
Insomnia and mental disorders are linked, but exactly how is still a mystery
Ben Bullock
a young girl is sitting on a man's lap while a doctor tests her hearing
Medicine
New gene therapy reverses hearing loss in 4 children
Kristin Houser