June 13, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – While there’s a sprawling patchwork of ideas and philosophies powering these visions, three features play a central role, says Adam Becker, a science writer and astrophysicist: an unshakable certainty that technology can solve any problem, a … Read More
June 11, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Despite incomplete evidence, longevity enthusiasts are experimenting with SGLT2 inhibitors in their quest to live healthier for longer Some health-obsessed Americans believe the next antiaging therapeutic already exists—in the medicine cabinets of millions of diabetes patients. … Read More
June 9, 2025
Neuroethics (vol. 18, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
June 5, 2025
(MIT Tech Review) — Brian Armstrong, the billionaire CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, says he’s ready to fund a US startup focused on gene-editing human embryos. If he goes forward, it would be the first major commercial investment in … Read More
June 3, 2025
(Wired) – Brain-Computer Interface startup Paradromics today announced that surgeons successfully inserted the company’s brain implant into a patient and safely removed it after about 10 minutes. It’s a step toward longer trials of the device, dubbed Connexus. It’s also … Read More
May 27, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – Since its launch in late 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been used by hundreds of millions of people around the world to draft emails, do research and brainstorm ideas. But in a novel use case, people … Read More
May 22, 2025
(Nature) – Humans have a new way of seeing infrared light, without the need for clunky night-vision goggles. Researchers have made the first contact lenses to convey infrared vision — and the devices work even when people have their eyes … Read More
May 19, 2025
(The Independent) – Yet longevity isn’t, claim its more mainstream advocates, just for the 0.1 per cent – nor is it a “trend” or “fad”. It’s a proactive and personal approach to health that focuses on extending lifespan and improving … Read More
May 14, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Creatine: It’s what’s hot and not just among the bodybuilder set. The popular supplement may do more than boost athletic performance and muscle mass, scientists say. It is being studied—with good preliminary results—to improve bone health, … Read More
May 5, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – Earlier that morning, Johnson, in worn trainers and the kind of hoodie that is almost certainly deceptively expensive, had told the audience about what he saw as the end of humanity. Specifically, he was worried about … Read More
May 2, 2025
The Linacre Quarterly (vol. 92, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 29, 2025
(GQ) – (Editor’s note: Content warning) What’s really happening under the laser during tattoo removal is much more complex and elegant than it literally sounds (and smells). These days, the best-in-class lasers for the procedure are five-to-six-figure picosecond laser machines, … Read More
April 24, 2025
(NBC News) – Attorney General Pam Bondi said existing U.S. laws against female genital mutilation prohibit doctors from providing certain care to transgender youths. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo this week seeking to further curtail access to transgender … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Hims, Keeps and other companies advertise topical finasteride with limited disclosures of side effects The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday posted a warning about generic forms of a popular hair-loss medication often sold by major … Read More
April 18, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – The growing field of longevity medicine is apparently aiming for something in between these two ends of the wellness spectrum. By combining the established tools of clinical medicine (think blood tests and scans) with some more … Read More
April 15, 2025
(Wired) – The structural biologist, who has devoted his life to studying the processes behind aging, discusses the surprising things he has learned and the public misunderstandings about longevity. In addition to being a leading researcher, Ramakrishnan is also a … Read More
April 11, 2025
(NBC News) – Peptides have become a mainstay online and in fitness communities. Do they actually work? However, while there are some small studies suggesting certain peptides may have benefits, there’s no strong evidence that peptide therapy provides any meaningful … Read More
April 4, 2025
(Texas Monthly) – An Austin-based health-optimization chain plans a national rollout as interest in the industry—still trying to define itself—booms. Humanaut Health, which opened its first location last fall, in Austin, hopes to build a chain of concierge medical clinics … Read More
March 25, 2025
(NPR) – Dr. Vivian Oputa, an aesthetic dermatologist, observes: “A lot of people don’t realize how dangerous this practice has been. We’ve had several cases of newborns being bleached by their parents because they don’t want the kids to be … Read More
March 10, 2025
(NBC News) – In an eight-day span in February, seven of track and field’s historic marks were broken. And it’s partly thanks to baking soda. The benefits of “bicarb” have been known for decades, said Steve Magness, a coach and … Read More
March 10, 2025
Bioethics (vol. 39, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 6, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – Cellular reprogramming is now hailed by its supporters as the most promising scientific approach to improving human healthspans and lifespans. Proponents claim it has the potential to reshape how — and whether — we grow … Read More
March 4, 2025
(The Cut) – Inside the shiny new brick-and-mortar med spas trying to capitalize on receding hairlines. Somewhere in the depths of Reddit, Daniel got interested in PRP, the shorthand for platelet-rich plasma therapy, in which the platelets from a person’s … Read More
February 25, 2025
(Nature) – Armed with an influx of cash and public enthusiasm, researchers are looking to improve how ageing is measured. Mixed feelings of enthusiasm and apprehension were common among researchers who spoke to Nature about efforts to develop tests that … Read More
February 21, 2025
(New York Times) – The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad. The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped a … Read More
