Health

a stylized image of a person injecting themselves with a GLP-1 agonist
Medicine
Are weight-loss meds the next wonder drugs?
Evidence is mounting that GLP-1 agonists could treat many health issues — including ones that aren’t obviously related to weight.
Kristin Houser
A surgeon in scrubs and a headlamp performs a gene-edited pig kidney transplant, assisted by another healthcare professional, under bright surgical lights.
Surgery
First-of-its-kind pig kidney transplant is a success
A woman with heart and kidney failure is now the second person in the world to undergo a gene-edited pig kidney transplant.
Kristin Houser
white pills being poured from a milk container over a black background
Medicine
Milk could overcome one of the biggest hurdles to RNA therapies
RNA therapies typically break down if administered orally, but particles found in cows’ milk could provide perfect protection.
Kristin Houser
Genetics
Genetic tests miss “invisible” mutations that cause disease and neurological disorders
Daniel Bier
Medicine
Spraying bacteria onto the skin can treat eczema
Daniel Bier
Series| Superhuman
Can genetically modified pigs be the key to treating rare diseases?
Fertility
The cause (and possible cure) for most infertility
Daniel Bier
Public Health
Two billion people have TB. What should we do about it?
Daniel Bier
CRISPR
CRISPR can diagnose Zika (and Ebola) with just a strip of paper
Daniel Bier
Medicine
Glowing cancer cells could find hidden tumors (and replace mammograms)
Daniel Bier
Series| Superhuman
How 3D printing is revolutionizing heart surgery
Public Health
Unlike smoking, vaping won't mess with your microbiome 
Daniel Bier
Fertility
Babies sometimes trigger preterm labor to escape infections
Daniel Bier