July 14, 2026
(CNN) – A newer, more precise form of CRISPR, known as base editing, can change a single letter (or base) of DNA at a time. Base editing was used for the first time in a 2022 clinical trial to modify … Read More
July 14, 2026
(NYT) – A.I. chatbots are not just a propaganda tool for violent extremists but are aiding in bomb construction and attack planning, new research finds. Until recently, the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and other extremists primarily used A.I. in the … Read More
July 13, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Humanoid robots have surgically removed the gallbladders from living animals in an unprecedented medical experiment—but not as autonomous machines capable of replacing human doctors. Instead, skilled human surgeons remotely controlled the robots’ movements in a new example … Read More
July 13, 2026
(KFF Health News) – Since the 1950s, the United States has seen a dramatic decline in the number of psychiatric beds nationwide due in part to deinstitutionalization and the rise of antipsychotics. But that has created a critical shortage for … Read More
July 13, 2026
(NPR) – Should surgeons be allowed to perform euthanasia by removing patients’ hearts and other organs while they’re still alive? The idea, dubbed “Death by Organ Donation,” would enable euthanasia patients to donate organs for transplantation in a way that … Read More
July 13, 2026
(NPR) – Gerhardt started and runs a network called Navigating Solo, which offers support and community to this group of older adults, often referred to as “solo agers.” “Instead of looking at the concept of solo aging as something that’s … Read More
July 13, 2026
(NPR) – New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said Thursday, as the death toll in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak reached 600. According to the Congolese health ministry, … Read More
July 13, 2026
(The Hill) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to set up new monitoring rules for hospices to root out discrimination against vulnerable populations in the provision of medically … Read More
July 13, 2026
(WSJ) – Western biotechs get new playbook with tighter controls to stay ahead of ultraefficient pharmaceutical pipeline overseas For decades, young biotechs broadcast their science publicly to attract investment. Today, more are going dark to keep rivals, many of which … Read More
July 10, 2026
(Ars Technica) – OpenAI is facing calls for “serious sanctions” after fighting to keep news organizations from snooping through millions of logs to find evidence of users skirting their paywalls by prompting ChatGPT to regurgitate their articles. This evidence is … Read More
July 10, 2026
(MedPage Today) – Two Chinese studies related to liver transplantation published more than a decade ago in the Journal of Hepatology were retracted by the journal’s editors. The editors said concerns were raised that the transplants described in both studies … Read More
July 10, 2026
(BBC) – A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives in Jersey has been granted Royal Assent, meaning the island’s government can bring it into force. The government said this was a … Read More
July 10, 2026
(WSJ) – Some Latin American and Caribbean countries are cutting ties to Havana’s medical program under pressure from Washington The Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Cuba’s Communist government is zeroing in on the island’s most valuable export and one of … Read More
July 10, 2026
(NYT) – The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists still know very little about it. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain. Poyet and Groussin suspected that the answers to those questions lurked not … Read More
July 10, 2026
(The Guardian) – Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis, a new World Health Organization report has warned. One person in five will … Read More
July 10, 2026
(NYT) – Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents. Times Opinion interviewed dozens of family caregivers across the country to paint a portrait of … Read More
July 10, 2026
(Psyche) – Americans are secretive about their intense emotional relationships with AI companions like Replika, Nomi and Character.AI because they fear they’ll seem delusional if they talk about them publicly. But many are also secretive because they feel pressure to … Read More
July 10, 2026
(Wired) – A regulatory loophole has let in thousands of new fossil-fuel-burning power sources across the state. The AI business is booming—but residents feel blindsided. With some 300 data centers already in operation and 200 more in development, Texas could … Read More
July 9, 2026
(Gizmodo) – Health officials are reporting record numbers of the unpleasant gastrointestinal infection in southeastern Michigan. More than half of U.S. states—29 and counting—have now reported cases of a parasitic illness that can induce weeks of watery, explosive diarrhea since the … Read More
July 9, 2026
(Wired) – As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. Meta launched its inaugural AI image model from the Meta Superintelligence Labs on Tuesday, … Read More
July 9, 2026
(The Guardian) – Couple ‘devastated’ after DNA tests for children’s British citizenship showed no biological connection to them The Sri Lankan surrogacy agency used by the couple initially confirmed the embryos had been created using the intended father’s sperm, but … Read More
July 9, 2026
(City Journal) – If Americans are to revive our sagging national birthrate, we must rebuild the ordinary social structures that made children thinkable and natural. If the trend continues, Stone and Brookes project that the American population will peak around … Read More
July 9, 2026
(WSJ) – Research into how drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound could help people with eating disorders is limited, but emerging While blockbuster GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are known for helping people lose weight, Gordon is part of a … Read More
July 9, 2026
(The Guardian) – One hundred years after Virginia Woolf explored the limitations of language in On Being Ill, the Piranesi author reflects on the power of storytelling to shape our experience of sickness In her essay On Being Ill, Virginia Woolf … Read More
July 9, 2026
(Vox) – New analysis suggests other factors may explain the harms blamed on “ultra-processing.” In little more than a decade, the term “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) has risen from an obscure academic coinage to one of the most potent ideas in … Read More
