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

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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

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Medicine

Weight-loss drug cut the risk of heart attack and stroke by 20% in large trial

The weight-loss drug semaglutide reduced patients’ risk of heart attacks, strokes, or death from heart disease by 20% in a large trial.

Kristin Houser

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Genetics

Fragile X syndrome often results from improperly processed genetic material

Researchers discovered that the mutated gene responsible for fragile X syndrome is active in most people with the disorder, not silenced.

Sneha Shah and Joel Richter

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Wearables

New workout sensor tells you when you’re at risk of heat stroke

A wearable that alerts users when they're at risk of heat stroke could be a game changer for health monitoring, if it can become commercial.

Sam Jarman

Brain

Study finds tracking brain waves could reduce post-op complications

Researchers found brain wave signatures that could help determine when patients are transitioning into a deep state of unconsciousness.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Brain

AI-powered brain implant restores feeling, movement in man with paralysis

A first-of-its-kind AI-powered brain implant has restored movement and feeling in a New York man with quadriplegia since 2020.

Kristin Houser

Cancer

Targeted therapy kills every type of cancer in the lab

City of Hope researchers are trialing a targeted therapy shown to kill more than 70 types of cancer in preclinical tests.

Kristin Houser

A red pig on a blue background trying to lose weight.

Healthcare

Want to lose weight? Try eating like a pig

From pig studies, we've learned that calorie counting matters, and eating many smaller meals is preferable to a few larger ones.

Ross Pomeroy

Neuroscience

Immune cells in the brain may reduce damage during seizures and promote recovery

Microglia perform many functions in the brain, and their role in seizures is unclear — a new study in mice aims to find out more.

Synphane Gibbs-Shelton

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Brain

Scientists monitored the brains of 4 dying patients. Here’s what they found

Researchers found a surge of neurophysiological activity in the dying human brain, including in regions associated with conscious processing.

Mo Costandi

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CRISPR

Two CRISPR treatments for Alzheimer’s ace early studies

Two teams of researchers have used CRISPR to alter the genes of mice to alleviate signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

Kristin Houser

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