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

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a T lymphocyte

Healthcare

The groundbreaking plan to map the entire human immune system

Powered by AI and a vast trove of data, the Human Immunome Project aims to fully map the most complex system in the human body.

David Cox

Medicine

Personalized mRNA vaccine preps the body to battle deadly cancer

A new pancreatic cancer vaccine based on mRNA tech was shown to be safe and capable of triggering an immune response in a small trial.

Kristin Houser

Amish farmers cross a field in a horse and buggy

Genetics

Amish gene study finds clues to mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder

Researchers have turned to this unique genetic population to find insights into how our genes play a role in mental health.

B. David Zarley

Biology

Potential way to treat anorexia found in microbiome

New research links the gut microbiome, an ecosystem of viruses, bacteria, and fungi, to the development of anorexia nervosa.

Mo Costandi

a microscopic image of a retina. It looks like an orange circle, with red blood vessels

Medicine

New gene therapy could reverse a common cause of blindness

A new study suggests we may be able to convert dormant eye cells into photoreceptors to reverse retinal degeneration.

Kristin Houser

Aging

Rapamycin: The unlucky history of the most powerful anti-aging drug

When rapamycin research was revived, it was found to have both anti-cancer and anti-aging properties. Here's what researchers say today.

Peter Rogers

Medicine

Ultrasound could help us fight the deadliest cancer

In a small study, Northwestern researchers were able to get chemo drugs into the brains of glioblastoma patients with implanted ultrasound devices.

B. David Zarley

Drugs

LSD flashbacks and a psychedelic disorder that can last forever

LSD flashbacks have been studied for decades, though scientists still aren't quite sure why some people experience them.

Stephen Johnson

A cancer patient's hand is comforting another person's hand.

Healthcare

AI helps terminal cancer patients make the most of their final days

An AI that encourages doctors to talk to cancer patients about their end-of-life care impacts how they choose to live out their final days.

Kristin Houser

a scientist looking at a test tube of water

Inventions

New tech permanently destroys “forever chemicals” in water

Canadian researchers' new treatment removes 99% of the harmful “forever chemicals” in water cheaply, safely, and permanently.

Kristin Houser

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