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

Fertility

Cancer survivor gives birth thanks to a new fertility procedure

A French cancer survivor is the first person to give birth via a fertility treatment that involves freezing and thawing eggs that underwent in vitro maturation.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

New PTSD therapy dulls the sting of painful memories

A Canadian researcher’s reconsolidation therapy is helping people overcome PTSD by allowing them to edit painful memories to be less emotionally impactful.

Kristin Houser

Memory

Scientists are developing brain implants that improve memory

New research sheds hope for sufferers of traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s, and for all of us, old age.

B. David Zarley

Biohacking

Biohacker’s prosthetic arm lets him play a synthesizer with his mind

Biohacker Bertolt Meyer has built the SynLimb, a controller that attaches to his prosthetic arm, allowing him to control his modular synthesizer with his mind.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

China is responding to the coronavirus in a way only China could

China is using its vast surveillance network and near-total control over citizens to respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in a way perhaps no other nation could.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Experts unveil “breakthrough” map of key coronavirus protein

Scientists have created the first atomic-scale 3D map of 2019-nCoV’s spike protein, the part of the coronavirus that infiltrates human cells.

Kristin Houser

Drugs

MDMA effects, risks, and rewards explained

MDMA, also known as Molly or Ecstasy, is a synthetic psychoactive drug. MDMA effects include enhanced pleasure and a heightened sense of touch and sound.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

How to make 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in a year

Creating a new vaccine is slow and expensive. One biotech firm thinks a “plug-and-play” vaccine could change that.

B. David Zarley

Drugs

Medical cannabis explained

Medical cannabis is everywhere. We're answering your basic questions and unpacking the promises and pitfalls, based on the latest research.

B. David Zarley

Drugs

Ibogaine: The psychedelic cure?

Ibogaine, an African psychedelic drug which comes from the iboga plant, is used for both religious rites and drug addiction treatment.

B. David Zarley

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