June 4, 2026
(The Free Press) – The work of building frontier AI has brought us to the edge of where He might be. I am thoroughly enmeshed in this world. I have been in San Francisco about four years; I work at … Read More
June 4, 2026
(JAMA Pediatrics) – Questions As of 2025, what percentage of US adolescents and young adults aged 12 to 21 years used artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for mental health advice, and among those who use AI chatbots for this purpose, to … Read More
June 4, 2026
(Axios) – The obesity-drug race is becoming less about losing weight and more about keeping it off. Why it matters: As more GLP-1 drugs deliver eye-popping results, the next winners may be determined by convenience, affordability and whether patients keep … Read More
June 3, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – The country wants to become a global leader in brain implants. Strong government support is expected to help accelerate that process. In November 2024, Dong became one of the first people in China to be given … Read More
June 3, 2026
(Washington Post) – The highly anticipated results of a clinical trial for the pill, daraxonrasib, have been released, giving doctors hope for treating the stubbornly lethal disease. A pancreatic cancer drug more than four decades in the making has cracked … Read More
June 3, 2026
(CNET) – Florida’s lawsuit against OpenAI — the second one this year — alleges the AI-maker put profits over people. Florida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s safety and design, adding to a massive wave … Read More
June 3, 2026
(CT) – Hormone supplements are trendy but often not medically necessary. Even as our bodies weaken and age, we can grow in spiritual strength. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is getting trendier—more and more men are using it, sometimes without even checking … Read More
June 3, 2026
(Science News) – In opting for this treatment, called high-intensity focused ultrasound, Goings has joined a small but growing number of people choosing to control their Parkinson’s symptoms with permanent lesions in their brain. Already, an estimated 50 to 60 … Read More
June 3, 2026
(The Christian Post) – Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who once wore satanic armor as a Halloween costume, says his company Neuralink is on the cusp of introducing “Jesus-level sort of technologies.” During a virtual appearance on May 18 at … Read More
June 3, 2026
(Derek Thompson Substack) – I always like to begin my analysis of the subject here: Any complete and responsible explanation of this phenomenon cannot begin in the 21st century and should never pretend that this is some tragedy brought about … Read More
June 3, 2026
(The Guardian) – My husband, Craig, didn’t want to spend his last days in the hospital. His fight with bladder cancer then became a battle to get him hospice care at home Nearly three months after that day in the … Read More
June 2, 2026
(Science) – A 6-month regimen of an experimental drug for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) added to standard antivirals has “functionally cured” 19% of people in two efficacy trials, meaning they can naturally control that virus without any further treatments. … Read More
June 2, 2026
(Wired) – There might finally be a way forward for long Covid treatment—if only you were allowed to talk about it. All of this is very strange. Stranger still are patients’ stories of astonishing recoveries from severe long Covid, achieved … Read More
June 2, 2026
(The Atlantic) – AI-detection tools are getting better. But they still aren’t good enough. Basically every recent, high-profile accusation of someone passing off AI-generated writing as their own has started in the same way: with a tool called Pangram. In … Read More
June 2, 2026
(WSJ) – Insurers warn of fraud and exorbitant charges from providers, including one that stuck a parent with a surprise $911,400 bill The autism-therapy industry, once a tiny corner of pediatric care, has exploded into a multibillion-dollar business, fueled by … Read More
June 2, 2026
(WSJ) – In an age of artificial intelligence, which voice of authority carries more weight? A priest who’s advised the Vatican weighs in. The Catholic Church does not see artificial intelligence as a threat to faith. A chatbot will not … Read More
June 2, 2026
(The Free Press) – The 33-year-old patient who comes to me in tears is the one the gynecologist never properly educated because the insurance codes wouldn’t pay for it. The annual visit for healthy women in their 20s and 30s … Read More
June 2, 2026
(The Guardian) – The Canadian entrepreneur has always pushed the boundaries of gene editing, once attempting to turn horses into unicorns. Now she is set on modifying human embryos – something her controversial ex-husband was jailed for doing Tie and … Read More
June 2, 2026
(WSJ) – From mini-pigs and organ printing to cryotherapy and genetics, Russia’s president has turned antiaging research into a Kremlin priority When Vladimir Putin was captured by a hot mic telling Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality by replacing … Read More
June 2, 2026
(CNET) – The new Claude Opus 4.8 is a “modest but tangible improvement,” but a Mythos model you can use may be just weeks away. But the company also said it’s making significant progress on producing a version of its … Read More
June 1, 2026
(Men’s Health) – YES, YOU CAN take drugs to build more muscle and weight room strength. But if you want to actually do athletic things with all that muscle and strength—if you want to sprint and swim faster and barbell … Read More
June 1, 2026
(New Scientist) – Embryo organoids made from stem cells are enabling scientists to recreate early pregnancy in the lab, unlocking treatments for infertility, miscarriage and pre-eclampsia The very first days of pregnancy have long been an enigma. Scientists are unable … Read More
June 1, 2026
(Newsweek) – Researchers who spoke to the Washington Post examined how GLP-1s affect the brain. They found evidence that the drugs could influence neural pathways that affect attention, reward, addiction and cognition. The new findings show that the potential benefits … Read More
June 1, 2026
(NYT) – As predictive medicine advances, legal scholars warn that decades-old federal guidelines could set up a potential clash between your genes and your job. Imagine this scenario: At a routine visit, your doctor administers a new genetic test that … Read More
June 1, 2026
(Nature) – Cellular-ageing clocks based on gene activity could be more sensitive than previous measures. A powerful molecular clock calibrated using data on gene activity from thousands of individuals can predict biological ageing in rodents, monkeys and humans — and … Read More
