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

Ghana uses drones to speed up coronavirus testing

In Ghana, Zipline is helping speed up coronavirus testing by using drones to deliver test samples, and it wants to bring the service to the U.S.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Microsoft’s “Plasma Bot” helps you donate plasma for COVID-19

Microsoft is launching a "Plasma Bot" to make it easier for coronavirus survivors to donate plasma for research and trials.

Kristin Houser

Public Health

Disease detectives: tracking invisible killers

Disease detectives on the frontlines of coronavirus track the person-to-person spread.

Teresa Carey

Coronavirus

Chinese coronavirus vaccine advances to next trial phase

CanSino Bio’s Ad5-nCoV was the first Chinese coronavirus vaccine to be tested in humans. Now it’s the first in the world to enter Phase II trials.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Modifying the measles vaccine could stop the coronavirus faster

To stop the coronavirus from spreading, researchers are working on a vaccine that would use the measles vaccine as its delivery vehicle.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Scientists find a way to quickly ID coronavirus mutations

A new tool that allows scientists to quickly identify coronavirus mutations could help experts track and treat COVID-19.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Contact-tracing tech advances, the new saliva test, and more COVID-19 updates

In our weekly news roundup, we take you inside the fight against COVID-19 to explore the solutions on the frontlines of an unprecedented global response.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Lab plans to ship 20 million coronavirus antibody tests per month

Abbott Laboratories is shipping millions of coronavirus antibody tests to hospitals and labs across the United States.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

FDA approves first saliva test for coronavirus

The FDA has granted a saliva test for coronavirus emergency use authorization, giving health officials a new way to diagnose COVID-19.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Major League Baseball joins massive coronavirus antibody study

More than 10,000 Major League Baseball players and employees agreed to have their blood tested for a massive coronavirus antibody study.

Kristin Houser

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