March 11, 2025

National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval

(ProPublica) – Employees at the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, received internal guidance last week to flag manuscripts, presentations or other communications for scrutiny if they addressed “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics. … Read More



 
 

March 10, 2025

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Files to Trademark ‘Telepathy’

(Wired) – Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, has filed applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to exclusively own the names Telepathy, Telekinesis, and others for future products. Neuralink, which Musk cofounded in 2016, is developing … Read More



 
 

March 7, 2025

Exclusive: US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to … Read More



 
 

March 3, 2025

Psychedelic drug studies face a potent source of bias: the ‘trip’

(Science) – Innovative trial designs aim to separate participant expectations from drug effects This “functional unblinding” is not unique to psychedelics, but it’s especially pronounced in this drug class. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expressed concern about … Read More



 
 

February 25, 2025

How quickly are you ageing? What molecular ‘clocks’ can tell you about your health

(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 20, 2025

The women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for it

(The Verge) – The US wants to bring back domestic chipmaking. But America’s first generation of Silicon Valley factory workers endured unsafe manufacturing conditions and never got answers about kids born with birth defects. The Verge sought out legal documents and … Read More