Health

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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
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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
An image of a virus on a pink background, incorporating elements related to meningitis vaccine and the meningitis belt.
Vaccines
New meningitis vaccine is the first to cover new emerging strain
Kristin Houser
a girl with depression sitting on the stairs with her backpack.
Mental Health
Newly identified type of depression affects 27% of patients
Kristin Houser
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Medicine
AI-developed drug for deadly lung disease reaches phase 2 trials
Kristin Houser
A person using a shopping cart with lights on the handle in a store.
Healthcare
These shopping carts can tell if you have a common heart condition
Kristin Houser
a mouse cochlea under a microscope
Medicine
“Backdoor” into the ear offers new hope for reversing deafness
Kristin Houser
a close up of a cell with brown and white cells.
Cancer
Certain diets can starve cancer cells
Ross Pomeroy
An image of a brain organoid depicting herpes encephalitis
Virology
A simple tweak could improve treatment of a deadly herpes brain infection
Kristin Houser
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Medicine
New obesity drug cut weight by 58 pounds in trial, making it the most effective yet
B. David Zarley
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Mental Health
Nasal drops might prevent PTSD
Mo Costandi
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Wearables
There’s now a wearable that can track your stress hormones
Kristin Houser