October 27, 2026
(The Economist) – Startups hope to improve IVF by revealing the biology of infertility Two European startups are developing treatments to improve the viability of human eggs. They are building on research that has peered deep inside the human egg … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Wired) – Warhound came out of stealth on Wednesday with $200 million in funding and a mission to create “elite working dogs” equipped with “advanced body armor.” A new startup launched today with the definitely not terrifying mission of creating … Read More
October 21, 2026
(Wired) – It’s the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data. OpenAI’s venture capital arm as well as Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund are investing in Coherence Neuro, a startup developing a brain … Read More
October 21, 2026
(CNN) – A simple selfie could hold surprising clues to your overall health and longevity, especially among people with cancer. Researchers at Mass General Brigham in Boston have developed artificial intelligence models that they saycan predict a cancer patient’s biological … Read More
October 20, 2026
(BMJ) – A laboratory worker’s death from unexplained pneumonia exposes how little information is known and shared about high risk pathogen work, writes Ashish Jha This problem extends well beyond Russia. National biosafety rules and reporting systems differ across countries … Read More
October 16, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – One day human organs could also be banked safely for future transplantation. Pig kidneys that were cooled to -150 °C and stored in a freezer for months have been successfully rewarmed and shown to work again … Read More
October 15, 2026
(ABC News) – Miniature organs being sent into space for the very first time may soon help scientists understand how spaceflight impacts certain organs and may accelerate aging. In a joint effort by researchers from Mount Sinai, NASA and aerospace company Space Tango, these mini organs … Read More
October 15, 2026
(WSJ) – Novel approaches go after 85% of disease drivers that researchers haven’t been able to attack A new class of medications—known as “protein degraders”—are showing promise in going after a certain kind of hard-to-target protein in diseased cells. Most … Read More
October 14, 2026
(Undark) – Human embryo models can provide a powerful window into the earliest stages of life. But how far should they go? Embryo models mimic the earliest developmental stages of humans and other mammals. They could greatly improve researchers’ knowledge … Read More
October 13, 2026
(Wired) – Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule—an important finding for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other biological substances. Some molecules are chiral, meaning a molecule has … Read More
October 8, 2026
(The Axios Show) – Bryan Johnson has spent years and millions of dollars trying to slow aging. Now, after being diagnosed with autoimmune gastritis, he says he plans to try to cure the incurable disease and still believes his generation … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Wired) – The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases. Tie is the 30-year-old founder of Origin Genomics, a company … Read More
October 1, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Most implants like pacemakers and insulin pumps work in isolation. To help them coordinate with each other, a team of Georgia Tech researchers built a networking system that sends signals through body tissue instead of antennas and … Read More
September 30, 2026
(STAT News) – A genetic blueprint created by AI can become an actual pathogen in weeks That ambiguity is the problem. The same tools that scientists might use to design a vaccine can help design a worse pathogen. The same … Read More
September 23, 2026
(Nature) – The technique uses chemical tags to shut down viral DNA lurking in a host’s genome. A wave of epigenetic therapies is offering hope for new ways to treat chronic hepatitis B — a lingering liver infection that is … Read More
September 22, 2026
(Live Science) – This programmable DNA computer can perform arithmetic without the continuous energy input needed by other systems. Scientists have built a DNA-powered computer that can perform calculations using billions of molecules in a tiny drop of water. The … Read More
September 21, 2026
(Wired) – Of all the threats presented by uncontrollable artificial intelligence, scientists say death by plague ranks low. Despite the alarm around an AI-created killer plague, many scientists say the risk is fairly low on the list of the world’s … Read More
September 21, 2026
(Gizmodo) – Scientists are developing new forms of CAR T cell therapy that may finally be able to treat solid tumors. An experimental treatment may have just given a 3-year-old boy with advanced liver cancer a new lease on life. … Read More
September 18, 2026
(NYT) – The animals may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines. In order to learn more about brain disorders, scientists reported on … Read More
September 18, 2026
(Wired) – The treatment can reprogram immune cells that have been corrupted by the cancer, strengthening the body’s ability to attack. In a study published this week in Science Advances, Zhao’s team developed a system that can precisely deliver an … Read More
September 18, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – The OpenAI Foundation is funding a new effort called Data for Public Health. Last year Ruxandra Teslo, a policy analyst who focuses on clinical trials, posted an idea for supercharging medical AI systems: Use data from … Read More
September 17, 2026
(Ars Technica) – But even the most sophisticated organoids lack a lot of the features of a real human body. This is especially true for brain organoids, which don’t form any of the connections with specialized brain structures needed to … Read More
September 16, 2026
(Wired) – The device made by Flow Neuroscience is approved by the FDA and could help people get off antidepressants—but it costs $2,200. An at-home wearable for the treatment of depression is now available by prescription in the US. With … Read More
September 16, 2026
(Nature) – A neural device uses artificial intelligence to read brain activity for intended words and gestures simultaneously. Human communication relies on more than just talking; we nod, shrug, move our hands and point with our fingers. For people with … Read More
September 15, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – The finding might help explain why “perfused” livers do better once they’re transplanted. Once an organ is removed from a donor’s body, the clock starts ticking. Surgeons usually flush the organ with a preservative solution, bag … Read More
