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Daniel Bier is a senior editor at Freethink. His beat covers science, statistics, and criminal justice.

It is the first of "a wave of advances that have the potential to transform medicine."

For the first time in a long time, there's a new direction for potential Alzheimer's treatments.

One small step for a mouse, perhaps one giant leap for treating spinal injuries.

Air travel takes longer today than it did 40 years ago. That's about to change.

UV light destroys bacterial DNA from the inside out, eradicating the toughest pathogens in minutes.

MIT scientists say eating good bacteria can prevent, cure, and diagnose cholera—cheaply.

What happens in your gut in childhood can change how your brain works later in life.

A pill instead of a needle would be the "holy grail" for diabetes treatment.

The drug has been proven effective at reducing seizures from certain types of childhood epilepsy.

The technique could also open up treatments for Huntington's, schizophrenia, and epilepsy.

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