July 27, 2026
(Wired) – Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease. This isn’t just a … Read More
July 27, 2026
(Futurism) – “It is unconscionable that ‘ChatGPT-assisted suicide’ is becoming a recurring cause of death.” Last week, a new lawsuit accused ChatGPT of encouraging the suicide of a young mother. The 29-year-old Christian Faith Madison died after walking into traffic, … Read More
July 27, 2026
(STAT News) – Europeans can now receive a device that can partially restore their vision loss. Americans may not have to wait long to get it, either. Science Corporation announced Wednesday that European regulators had approved the commercial sale of … Read More
July 27, 2026
(Rukhshana Media) – Every morning at first light, Manizha* picks up her medicine bag and heads out to villages in rural Afghanistan where, if it weren’t for her and her team, most women would not see a doctor from one … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Marketplace) – A new NIH database could help shape the future of medicine. The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has released the world’s largest integrated health database, bringing together genetic information and health records from more … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Nature) – Researchers used artificial intelligence to design functional CRISPR enzymes not seen in nature. Scientists have harnessed artificial-intelligence models to create synthetic CRISPR proteins that edit the genome more efficiently than their naturally occurring counterparts. Such synthetic CRISPR systems … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Nature) – Nature asked readers of the Nature Briefing what they like about their job and don’t want to hand over. With artificial-intelligence tools speeding up and taking on ever more steps in science, Nature canvassed opinions on tasks that … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Science) – Pioneering studies are underway to address massive outbreak of rare Bundibugyo virus in the Congo Those grim statistics also mean the outbreak is a chance for scientists to learn more about Bundibugyo, the rare Ebola species responsible, and … Read More
July 24, 2026
(NYT) – During the Covid-19 pandemic, wastewater testing became a virus warning system. Now, scientists are using the approach to understand how communities eat. Using wastewater in North Carolina, researchers searched for traces of food DNA that had survived digestion. … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Wired) – Outside experts—some with a vested interest in peptides—recommended adding a number of the amino acids to the FDA’s bulks list, including the “Wolverine stack” touted by Joe Rogan and other influencers. A panel of experts on Thursday narrowly … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Wired) – “I think it should stand for artificial idiot,” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.” Forget cheating on homework and chatbot friends. Some kids are getting in on a new … Read More
July 24, 2026
(The Atlantic) – You might think that in the past two decades, Americans would’ve grown accustomed to uncertainty. But Perel believes that many people are struggling to cope with that precarity. Why learn how, when you can use Google Maps … Read More
July 23, 2026
(NPR) – Now, in her latest New Yorker piece, Tolentino argues that social media optimization of Instagram face has trickled down, resulting in a proliferation of plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures among young people chasing an AI-based beauty standard. “The … Read More
July 23, 2026
(Axios) – The weight-loss drug wars reached a new level of intensity Tuesday as Novo Nordisk sued Eli Lilly, accusing its arch-rival of misleading advertising. Why it matters: Lilly and Novo are the market leaders in GLP-1 drug sales, controlling … Read More
July 23, 2026
(IEEE Spectrum) – Proposing a new metric for whether AI does what you actually want Major benchmarks measure what AI can do. None measure whether it does what you mean: the distance between what you ask an AI to do … Read More
July 23, 2026
(TIME) – According to one count by The Information, more than 300 cities, towns, and counties—including Monterey Park, Calif., Dekalb County, Ga., and Jefferson County, Pa.—have placed bans or moratoriums on the construction of hyperscale data centers. In the first … Read More
July 23, 2026
(NYT) – The case appears to be the first to argue that a chatbot’s advice harmed someone seeking guidance about a medical condition. A Florida pastor sued OpenAI on Wednesday, claiming that its chatbot, ChatGPT, had offered him “extremely dangerous … Read More
July 23, 2026
(Axios) – The U.S. measles case count for this year has surged past last year’s total and now stands at 2,295 — a level that hasn’t been seen in 35 years, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker that compiles … Read More
July 22, 2026
(CNET) – In her new book, Bridget Todd argues that the problem isn’t people who use AI for companionship, it’s the tech companies building them. In her new book Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy, Todd, … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug. The catchphrase, said Dr. Wendy Chung of Boston Children’s Hospital, is … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – I’m not aware of any brain scan studies published so far that show how attachment hacking affects the brain’s reward systems. We do know that all addictions — whether to cocaine, gambling or shopping — seem to generate … Read More
July 22, 2026
(Nature) – Testicle sample removed from a ten-year-old before chemotherapy and frozen proves viable 16 years later. A cutting-edge operation has restored a man’s ability to make sperm by transplanting tissue samples that were removed from one of his testicles … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – Doctors said the arrival of Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa, who were conceived naturally and split from one fertilized egg, is an extremely rare event. An Australian woman gave birth last week to naturally conceived identical quadruplet girls … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer. Millions of immigrants, eligible to work in the United States, fill positions across the elder care … Read More
July 22, 2026
(404 Media) – Cops and drone companies seem increasingly eager to put weapons on their drones. The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) looked at ways to arm quadcopter drones with weapons, according to a draft version of its drone manual … Read More
