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Scientific paper raising health concerns about abortion pill mifepristone safety has been retracted, author links found to anti-abortion lobbying group

Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR | 
Supreme Court will hear the case against the abortion pill on 3/26: A two-drug regimen with misoprostol for abortions in ...
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High-fat, low-carb keto diets reportedly help patients manage their mental illnesses

Will Stone | NPR | 
Around a dozen clinical trials are in the works, testing the low carb, high fat ketogenic diet's effect on mental ...
Concord grape colored tomato with antioxidant-packed flesh? It contains a key secret: Snapdragon DNA

Concord grape colored tomato with antioxidant-packed flesh? It contains a key secret: Snapdragon DNA

Sasa Woodruff | NPR | 
As home gardeners in the U.S. page through seed catalogs and pick out their favorite heirlooms, there's a new seed ...
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We now know the mechanisms of aging, but how do you slow down the process?

Allison Aubrey | NPR | 
The next frontier is to target the basic biology of aging and come up with new interventions to slow it ...
Podcast: Researchers across the globe are racing to create the first artificial eggs and sperm, allowing anyone of any sex or age to have genetically-related babies

Podcast: Inside global race to create first artificial eggs and sperm, enabling people of any age or sex to have genetically-related children

Berly McCoy, Regina Barber, Rob Stein | NPR | 
Get a glimpse into the global race to create the first artificial human embryos to see how the competition is ...
CRISPR gene editing tackles yet another health scourge: High cholesterol

CRISPR gene editing tackles yet another health scourge: High cholesterol

Rob Stein | NPR | 
Study shows that gene-editing technology can be used to successfully treat a genetic disorder that increases the risk of heart ...
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‘I was crying all the time’: Weight-loss drug Ozempic sparks mental health side effects in some users

Sydney Lupkin | NPR | 
In July, the European Medicines Agency said that it was looking into the risk of thoughts of self-harm and suicidal ...
Podcast: Why do so many people who start a vegetarian diet not stick to it?

Podcast: Why do so many people who start a vegetarian diet not stick to it?

Allison Aubrey, Ari Shapiro, Nabeel Yaseen | NPR | 
Eating less meat is good for your health and the environment. Now a new study suggests genes may play a ...
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Growing number of chaplains who help support the vulnerable exploring psychedelic-assisted therapy

Deena Prichep | NPR | 
Research on the therapeutic use of psychedelics is underway at several universities, and data continues to accumulate on how they may help ...
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Race and health: One gene variant carried mostly by people with African ancestry quadruples risk of Parkinson’s disease

Jon Hamilton | NPR | 
A global effort to make genetic studies more diverse has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease, a common brain ...
Video: How animals are rapidly evolving to keep up with the world humanity is destroying

Video: How animals are rapidly evolving to keep up with the world humanity is destroying

Evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton says nature is rapidly changing to keep up with the world humanity has built ...
‘You feel like you’re out in the wilderness’: Here are the leading theories for why long COVID is so disabling

‘You feel like you’re out in the wilderness’: Here are the leading theories for why long COVID is so disabling

Will Stone | NPR | 
For people suffering from long COVID's often disabling symptoms, including intense fatigue, breathing troubles, cognitive issues and heart palpitations, the ...
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Brain-computer implants restore some speaking ability to paralyzed patients

Jon Hamilton | NPR | 
Pat Bennett takes part in a research session, using a brain-computer interface that helps translate her thoughts into speech ...
Traumatic brain injuries can damage short-term memory. A potential solution? It’s shocking

Traumatic brain injuries can damage short-term memory. A potential solution? It’s shocking

Jon Hamilton | NPR | 
More than 1.5 million people in the U.S. sustain a TBI each year. Common causes include falls, motor vehicle accidents, ...
How to raise oxytocin and improve mental health in only 5 minutes a day: Petting other people’s dogs

How to raise oxytocin and improve mental health in only 5 minutes a day: Petting other people’s dogs

Maria Godoy | NPR | 
Evidence is accumulating that levels of the stress hormone cortisol drop in people after just 5 to 20 minutes spent ...
Podcast: DNA cancer screening tests are cheap — so why are so few people taking them?

Podcast: DNA cancer screening tests are cheap — so why are so few people taking them?

Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR | 
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the U.S. Tests for genetic risk factors are inexpensive, and yet many ...
Lab-grown human eggs: Startup sims to transform stem cells into eggs, helping infertile people have babies at any age

Lab-grown human eggs: Startup aims to transform stem cells into eggs, helping infertile people have babies at any age

Rob Stein | NPR | 
Conception is trying to accelerate, and eventually commercialize, a field of biomedical research known as in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) ...
What makes 'ultra-processed food' so unhealthy?

What makes ‘ultra-processed food’ so unhealthy?

Allison Aubrey, Chris van Tulleken | NPR | 
A recent analysis by the Access to Nutrition Initiative finds about 70% of food products sold in the U.S. are unhealthy — ...
Newest malaria vaccine protects 80% of vaccinated children — but accessibility remains major stumbling block in Africa

Newest malaria vaccine protects 80% of vaccinated children — but accessibility remains major stumbling block in Africa

Tolani Yesufu | NPR | 
Nigeria approved a promising new malaria vaccine. It's called R21, and in early trials, up to 80% of kids who ...
How octopuses reprogram their brains as they move back and forth from chilly and warm water

How octopuses reprogram their brains as they move back and forth between chilly and warm water

Art Daniel | NPR | 
[R]esearchers report that octopuses are able to edit genetic information to quickly resculpt those brains when confronted with changes in ...
What we know about the debilitating persistence of long COVID?

What do we know about the debilitating persistence of long COVID?

Dave Davies | NPR | 
Millions of Americans who contracted the disease continue to suffer from symptoms associated with long COVID ...
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Why do people respond to diets differently? Study on a million Americans probes impact of biology, lifestyle and gut microbiome

Allison Aubrey | NPR | 
There's plenty of one-size-fits-all nutrition advice. But there's mounting evidence that people respond differently to food, given differences in biology, ...
This company adopted AI. Here's what happened to its human workers : Planet Money : NPR

This company adopted AI. Here’s what happened to its human workers

Greg Rosalsky | NPR | 
Companies like OpenAI and Google have unveiled new Artificial Intelligence systems with incredible capabilities ...
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High-tech internet-connected precision agriculture provides myriad benefits to farmers and sustainability. How can it work better?

Stephen Fowler | NPR | 
"Farming's come a long way, we're a little bit ahead of the straw hats and the overalls days now," [farmer ...
Why does hair turn silver with age? Discovering the root problem of graying

Why does hair turn silver with age? Discovering the root problem of graying

Emily Olson | NPR | 
A team of researchers says it has identified the root cause as trapped stem cells — and that means new ...
Audio: Jennifer Doudna on how diseases can be permanently cured using CRISPR gene editing, reshaping the arc of evolution

Audio: Jennifer Doudna on how diseases can be permanently cured using CRISPR gene editing, reshaping the arc of evolution

In 2011, biochemist Jennifer Doudna helped discover the genetic editing tool CRISPR. Today CRISPR is actively deployed in clinical trials ...
At 9 months, this girl had half her brain removed — and 15 years later, she is thriving.

At 9 months old, this girl had half her brain removed — and 15 years later, she is thriving.

Jon Hamilton | NPR | 
People like Mora represent the upper bounds of human brain plasticity because their brains were radically altered very early in ...
Podcast: Can we ‘manipulate the body’s natural electric fields’ to treat wounds, depression, paralysis and cancer?

Podcast: Can we ‘manipulate the body’s natural electric fields’ to treat wounds, depression, paralysis and cancer?

Terry Gross | NPR | 
Scientists are looking into ways to manipulate the body's natural electrical fields to try and treat wounds, depression, paralysis, and ...
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