Health

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One-and-done anti-aging treatment “rejuvenates” old mice

CAR-T cells that have been modified to target senescent cells could be a one-and-done anti-aging treatment.

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New antiviral shortens COVID-19 by 1.5 days

People taking simnotrelvir, a new antiviral treatment for COVID-19, felt almost immediate symptom relief and got better 1.5 days faster.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

A dietician explains “Zepbound,” the newest weightloss drug

Zepbound recently joined the list of obesity-fighting drugs administered as injections that has been approved by the FDA.

Mandy Conrad

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Vaccines

World’s first malaria vaccination campaign launches in Cameroon

Cameroon has launched the world’s first malaria vaccine program — a huge milestone on the path to a malaria-free future.

Kristin Houser

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Microbiome

The growing link between microbes, mood, and mental health

New research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome not through pills and supplements, but better food.

Tim Vernimmen

Cancer

Drinking this foam could boost an experimental cancer therapy

A drinkable foam packed with carbon monoxide molecules appears to boost the cancer-killing effects of autophagy inhibitors.

Kristin Houser

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Sports

No pain, no gain? Science debunks yet another exercise myth

Exercise culture advertises intense workouts as the best way to see gains. But research suggests moderate exercise is better.

Kevin Dickinson

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Medicine

Deaf boy hears within days of receiving new gene therapy

A gene therapy designed to treat a rare form of genetic deafness has restored hearing in the first patient to receive it.

Kristin Houser

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Public Health

Three ways your environment affects your intelligence

These examples underscore the importance of environmental regulation and policies; otherwise, we might just be throwing away our intelligence.

Matt Davis

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Medicine

Pig liver filters blood outside a person’s body for 72 hours

A gene-edited pig liver that filtered the blood of a person who was brain dead for 72 hours could one day help people with liver failure.

Kristin Houser

Cancer

Immune cells linked to allergies can kill cancer

The newly discovered cancer-killing abilities of a type of immune cell linked to allergies suggests it could be a new immunotherapy.

Kristin Houser

An x-ray image of a human heart revealing potential bladder tumors thanks to innovative nanobots technology.

Cancer

Urine-propelled nanobots shrink bladder tumors by 90% in animals

Tiny, radioactive nanobots propelled by urine shrank bladder tumors by 90% in mice, suggesting a new way to target the disease.

Kristin Houser

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Medicine

Ultrasound waves help Alzheimer’s drug get into the brain

Beaming focused ultrasound waves into the heads of Alzheimer’s patients helped a drug bypass the blood-brain barrier.

Kristin Houser

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