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

Your voice could help train an AI to detect coronavirus

The Corona Voice Detect project is developing an AI-powered system to detect coronavirus infections based on a sample of a person’s voice.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Here is every potential coronavirus treatment and vaccine

Across the globe, researchers are scrambling to find a coronavirus treatment or vaccine that could bring the COVID-19 outbreak to a swift end.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Crowdsourcing the seed for coronavirus antiviral medications

Foldit players are solving a protein structure puzzle that could help kickstart coronavirus antiviral medications.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

The daily coronavirus news roundup – friday, march 20th

Each day, Freethink publishes the “Coronavirus Roundup,” a collection highlighting the latest must-read COVID-19 stories from us and others.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

FDA to begin testing chloroquine as coronavirus treatment

The FDA has announced plans to begin testing chloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, as a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Private sector stepping up to combat COVID-19

Cosmetics companies and distilleries are making hand sanitizer and the UK asks manufacturers to make ventilators as the private sector responds to the pandemic.

B. David Zarley

Coronavirus

Our spare computer is helping fight coronavirus. yours can, too.

Help fight the coronavirus by donating your spare computing power to Folding@home, which will use it to run valuable protein-folding simulations.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

How to improve shopping for the elderly during a pandemic

To improve shopping for the elderly during the coronavirus pandemic, stores have set “seniors-only” hours, while volunteers deliver supplies for free.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Experts are 3D printing coronavirus supplies for hospitals

After an Italian firm 3D printed in-demand coronavirus supplies for a hospital, others in the community were inspired to offer their own help.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

First coronavirus vaccine is ready for human testing

The experimental coronavirus vaccine, mRNA-1273, began human testing on March 16, several weeks ahead of expectations.

Kristin Houser

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