Science / Health
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The Next Frontier for mRNA Could Be Healing Damaged Organs
On a recent Thursday afternoon, researchers Lanuza Faccioli and Zhiping Hu wheeled an inconspicuous black and white plastic cooler from…
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The Covid-19 Summer Wave Is So Big, the FDA Might Release New Vaccines Early
The good news is that given the substantial accumulation of protection from past infections and vaccinations, the two most serious…
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This Mpox Outbreak Isn't Like the Last One
In May 2023, the World Health Organization released a statement declaring the end of mpox—formerly known as monkeypox—as a public…
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The Uncertain Path Forward for Psychedelic Medicine
But psychedelic compounds are tricky to test in this way because their psychedelic effects are so recognizable to those who…
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This Code Breaker Is Using AI to Decode the Heart’s Secret Rhythms
Roeland Decorte grew up in a nursing home in Belgium, where he learned to spot the subtle early signs of…
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Supplements Companies Are Cashing In on the Ozempic Wave
The supplement industry has a long, tangled history with the world of weight-loss products. Prior to the age of Ozempic,…
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How Do You Get Drugs to the Brain? Maybe Try a Parasite
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Parasites take an enormous toll on human and…
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The FDA Just Rejected a Bid for MDMA’s Approval to Treat PTSD
The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a first-of-its-kind proposal to use the psychedelic drug MDMA, also known as…
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Noah Lyles’ Olympic Run Is the New Normal for Living With Covid
Covid cases have spiked every summer since 2020, and this season is no exception. A Covid wave is once again…
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Public Health Experts Want Coca-Cola and the Olympics to Break Up
Since then, every Summer and Winter Olympics has adopted a strict smoke-free policy and, since 2010, a complete tobacco-free policy.…
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