Nobel Medicine Prize Goes to 3 Scientists Who Made Light Control the Brain
Nobel medicine prize awarded to 3 scientists for optogenetics, a method that uses light to control brain cell activity.
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Stem Cell Advocates See RFK Jr.’s Influence Driving the Next Wave of Regenerative Medicine
Stem cell advocates see the FDA's openness toward peptides as a sign the agency may finally host public roundtables on their industry.
Lab worker killed by plague after breaking a test tube sends nearly 200 into isolation in Irkutsk
A lab worker dies from plague after breaking a test tube in Irkutsk, leaving nearly 200 under observation.
How a reporter’s body changed after 16 weeks of daily marathon training
A reporter gets scanned, tested and pushed to her limit to answer one question: is marathon training good for your body?
Squirmy and Grubs Video Captures Shane Feeling Baby Kick He Feared His Disability Might Prevent
A husband bound to a chair fears his arm may fail to feel his child stir within his wife's womb. Yet he does feel it, and joy follows.
Diet Drinks Work as Well as Water for Weight Loss, Major Trial Finds
A major trial finds diet drinks work as well as water for weight loss, without raising appetite or harming metabolism.
Too Many Rules: How Parents Can Stop Over-Parenting Their Kids
A mother's tale of too much parenting advice, and the anxiety it bred — gentle, tiger, snowplough, or none at all.
ADHD Explained Through 98 Funny Memes Instead of a Long Explanation
A vast collection of 98 ADHD memes, each one a small, specific truth about the chaos of attention deficit.
Hidden heart damage shows up on scans in young adults who think their hearts are fine
Silent artery plaque strikes 1 in 13 young adults with no known heart trouble, per new imaging study.
Squid Ears Reveal New Targets for Treating Human Hearing Loss
Squid have hair cells all over their skin like human ears — a discovery that could help us understand hearing loss.
Clinical trial helps treat woman’s “insufferable pain” from sunlight
A woman with a rare condition that causes insufferable pain from sunlight finds relief through a clinical trial for a new drug.