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Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we’ll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.
“I was part of the surgical team that conducted the first pig-to-human heart transplant in a living patient.”
About six minutes after the heart stops, the brain essentially dies.
Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?
The insects were just as accurate as trained dogs, although not as cuddly.
“At that time, it was just a wild idea, […] that instead of just a loss of consciousness, anesthetics may do something to the brain that actually turns pain off.”
Zuranolone might help people feel better sooner than if they were relying on standard treatment alone.
The good news is that scientists have found a new way to treat eczema. The bad news is that it’s drinkable dust mite extract.
An expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics.
A ten-minute visit from a therapy dog reduces emergency room patients’ pain and anxiety.
The very concept of a “problem with no solution” goes against human nature. But we must accept this harsh reality to have peace in our lives.
Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?
Researchers look to an FDA-approved drug ingredient that can “scoop-up” and store cholesterol and possibly stave off post-stroke dementia.
A small study suggests that IMST is as effective as medications or 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.
Bite into a miracle berry and you’ll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.
Many animals practice what looks like self-medication. A new report suggests that chimps tend wounds with insects, often treating each other.
Painkillers have nasty side effects, such as organ damage or addiction. Researchers have discovered a new drug that may cause none of these.
Scientists looked for ways to trigger the “build whatever normally was here” signal for cells at the site of a wound.
Scientists at UCLA and Penn argue that malfunctioning fat, not necessarily too much of it, is what makes people metabolically unhealthy.
Risqué or just risky?
The catastrophic birth defect anencephaly affects about 1 in 4,600 pregnancies in the U.S. It is largely preventable with folic acid supplements.
OCD and addiction may result in part from improper “reward” pathways in the brain. Ultrasound can disrupt those pathways.
Scientists ranked countries on their end-of-life care. The U.S. fared poorly.
When reading critiques that inflate the uncertainty of science, ask these 7 questions.
A boy in Germany seems to be the first person to be cured of a rare and painful skin condition commonly called “butterfly disease.”
For the fewer than 50 people with this blood type, finding a blood transfusion could be extremely difficult.
Temporal lobe epilepsy seems to rewire a part of the brain that’s key to storing memories.
It started with a 22-year-old woman, named in papers only as Mrs McK.
Stem cell-derived chondrocytes could be the key to regenerating damaged cartilage.