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

Overlay of hands and abstract patterns in purple and blue tones, symbolizing hope for Parkinson's cure.

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

Coronavirus

Pandemic spurs search for alternatives to nursing homes

Senior living facilities have accounted for upwards of 40% of COVID-19 deaths in America. Is it time to look for alternatives to nursing homes?

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

Natural herd immunity to COVID-19 might be impossible

Coronavirus antibodies can disappear, according to a new study, potentially killing hopes that natural herd immunity will end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

What we know about how the coronavirus affects the brain

Studies are finding that the coronavirus affects the brain as well as the lungs in some patients, causing delirium, strokes, and even fatal swelling.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Should we be using AI models for diagnosing COVID-19?

Researchers are training algorithms to help predict the severity of COVID-19. But is AI ready for COVID-19?

Teresa Carey

Coronavirus

New air filter for COVID-19 could lower risk of being indoors

A new air filter for COVID-19 heats up to nearly 400 degrees Fahrenheit to kill the coronavirus in aerosols.

Kristin Houser

Mental Health

New algorithm gives trauma survivors a "PTSD risk score"

A newly developed algorithm calculates a "PTSD Risk Score" for people seeking treatment for traumatic injuries.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Is the coronavirus airborne, and does it matter?

Is the coronavirus airborne? More than 200 scientists have told the WHO that yes, it’s likely the coronavirus spreads through aerosols.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Microdosing marijuana can relieve chronic pain

Microdosing marijuana can relieve chronic pain without impairing a person’s ability to think clearly, according to a new study.

Kristin Houser

Surgery

A new way to heal badly broken bones with electrical stimulation

A new bone scaffold delivers electrical stimulation to broken bones, speeds up the healing process, and then simply dissolves into the body.

Kristin Houser

Drugs

Psychedelic toad venom explained

5-MeO-DMT, a psychedelic found in toad venom, causes mushroom-intense trips that are over quick. Could it have more accessible therapeutic potential?

B. David Zarley

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