October 23, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Personalized mRNA vaccines against melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—reduced the risk of death or recurrence by 42 percent compared to standard treatment in a late-stage trial, pharmaceutical partners Merck and Moderna announced Thursday. The results are … Read More
October 23, 2026
(KFF Health News) – Sunvozertinib, made by Shanghai-based Dizal Pharmaceutical, isn’t the only treatment drawing patients to China. Americans, Europeans, and others are trekking there to enter clinical trials for CAR-T therapy, an area in which China is now a … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Axios) – Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts, with some agents attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: AI agents are becoming … 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 22, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – Last year, startled scientists reported that the average human brain they studied contained roughly the weight of a plastic spoon in microplastics and nanoplastics. Now, a deeper look suggests a much broader assortment of material … Read More
October 22, 2026
(Wired) – The new open model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health. The AI platform Hugging Face on Thursday released a new open model for understanding … Read More
October 22, 2026
(Wired) – The company plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy, marking its first foray into prescribing controlled substances. Talk of testosterone deficiency is hard to escape these days, with podcasters and politicians obsessing over how to avoid a “low T” … Read More
October 22, 2026
(NYT) – Certain viruses attack bacteria and can sometimes clear antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers said they had tailored a virus to attack one patient’s illness. For the first time, scientists say they have used viruses designed by artificial intelligence to treat … Read More
October 22, 2026
(CNN) – Flu season is picking up months ahead of schedule with a mutated virus spreading in some parts of the United States, surprising some people who might not even be thinking about their annual flu shots yet. This year, … Read More
October 21, 2026
(The Independent) – The introduction of cryotechnology in the 1950s changed things forever In other European countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands, an estimated 60% of children born after sperm donation were conceived using Danish sperm. In Denmark itself, … Read More
October 21, 2026
(WSJ) – America’s nurses are more educated than ever and can command six-figure salaries. Most have their bachelor’s degree. Their income has boomed since the pandemic to a median $97,550 a year, and their hands-on work isn’t easily automated away. … 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
(Wired) – The DNA inside our cells isn’t just a series of instructions, but something far more dynamic. Like scientists, AI models don’t yet have the data to properly decode it. These algorithms don’t worry about the complicated regulatory stuff … Read More
October 20, 2026
(NYT) – More people are turning to artificial intelligence for help making personal decisions. What does that cost us? Myra Cheng, a Stanford researcher who studies computer science, told me she understood the appeal. “It’ll never judge you, and it’s … Read More
October 20, 2026
(CNBC) – Amazon, Google and other makers of voice-activated smart speakers faced similar privacy concerns when their devices first hit the market, in some cases leading to lawsuits and regulatory fines. But this new generation of AI devices is also … 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 19, 2026
(The Guardian) – Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict a cancer patient’s chances of survival from a single photograph of their face. The AI system was custom-built by experts at Mass General Brigham, a nonprofit, integrated … Read More
October 19, 2026
(WSJ) – The alarms keep patients from getting sleep and overwhelm nurses. Now, researchers are making alarms smarter and less annoying. For hospital patients, the incessant beeping and buzzing of alarms from monitors, pumps and other devices can make sleep … Read More
October 19, 2026
(The Atlantic) – The virus used to deliver healing DNA in gene therapy is under renewed scrutiny. In recent months, news came out about several distressing cases that have underscored the risks of gene therapy, which delivers DNA to a … Read More
October 16, 2026
(Washington Post) – Studies show that artificial intelligence can distort memories, raising questions about what happens when machines become keepers of the past. New research that involves perception of political events, crimes and even new movies suggests AI-generated images and … Read More
October 16, 2026
(NYT) – A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy. The institute in Irkutsk never functioned … 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
(Business Insider via Yahoo!) – Forget sleepmaxxing and cold plunging: smoking is the new lifestyle flex among AI researchers. At least, that’s according to Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, who said some AI researchers are taking up smoking to signal their … Read More
October 15, 2026
(Nature) – Compounds inspired by the blockbuster weight-loss drugs are also being trialled for schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease, among other conditions. The quest for GLP-1 drugs that can treat brain disorders is getting a fresh infusion of energy and funding. … Read More
