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Early Alzheimer’s diagnosis: Scanning the eye with AI tools could help us catch dementia 20 years before symptoms show up
RetiSpec developed an artificial-intelligence algorithm that it says can analyze results from an eye scanner to detect signs of Alzheimer’s ...
Drug-free pain management: Retraining the brain with ‘pain reprocessing therapy’ hopes to offer alternative to opioids
“Pain reprocessing therapy,” tries to train the brain not to send false pain signals. Some early results are promising ...
Podcast: Breast milk provides immunity benefits — but isn’t accessible to all parents. Here’s how artificial milk could one day replace standard baby formula
Breast milk imparts a number of long-term health benefits to babies, including a lower risk of asthma, obesity, Type 1 ...
Making eggs without ovaries: How skin-based egg cells could transform human reproduction
Matt Krisiloff, chief executive officer of Conception Biosciences, has dozens of scientists working at a lab in Berkeley, Calif., trying ...
Reshuffling the deck: How agro-chemical suppliers are repositioning weed-killing products
There is a new king of soybeans on the American farm—for now. ...
Light-therapy beds? Ozone generators? Rich biohackers integrate longevity-boosting gadgets into their homes
Light-therapy beds. Infrared saunas. Ozone generators. These homeowners have infused health and wellness into their properties, and then some ...
Sustainable fashion’s next frontier: Fabric made from bacteria, waste, and carbon
Scientists are hoping to start a fashion trend: making clothes from materials that reduce environmental harm ...
Fountain of youth? Understanding underlying aging mechanisms could expedite hunt for longevity treatments
How we age: Insights into the underlying mechanisms of aging are revolutionizing the hunt for longevity treatments ...
This Pink Floyd recording was made with the most complex instrument on Earth: The brain
This research aims to develop technology that lets patients who have lost the ability to speak communicate more naturally ...
Healthy junk food? Here’s how nutrient-dense plant powders can take the guilt out of guilty pleasures
“The reality is that most families, especially now with the cost of food skyrocketing, can’t afford to eat fresh food ...
You can’t label it feta: Europe ignites food war with US, demanding that only cheeses produced in their origin region can use ‘historically trademarked’ names
The U.S. cheese industry in particular has chafed against the EU regulations, which protect almost 300 cheeses. To be called ...
Will US consumers ever get to taste gene-edited sirloin? It may depend on whether the FDA or USDA wins broiling regulatory turf war
The future of genetically modified bacon, steak and fish is at the center of a Washington food fight ...
Synthetic alcohol: Booze with all the buzz — but without the hangover?
What if you could indulge in your favorite cocktails with no hangover or other ill effects? ...
How much would you pay to prolong your life? $100k can get you access to unproven treatments
The Longevity Clinic: The clinics cater to a growing number of people obsessed with fighting aging ...
From beer hops to tropical cocktails, we are beginning to see a spectacular explosion of flavors and smells, thanks to genetic modification
Someday the flavors and smells added to most foods and drinks could be created in yeast-brewing tanks rather than extracted from plants ...
Viewpoint: Battling RFK, Jr.’s misinformation machine — ‘What good is a fact check from news organizations with a record of promoting ideology over truth?’
Longtime amplifier and propagator of baseless theories, beginning nearly two decades ago with his skepticism: Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...
What makes kin? DNA testing unlocks remarkable story of a woman with three fathers
DNA tests are uncovering a generation of biological fathers and half-siblings who stretch the bounds of what makes kin ...
Cutting back on alcohol and smoking can be almost impossible. In an unexpected twist, weight-loss drug Ozempic may help
Animal studies suggest GLP-1 drugs alter behaviors associated with reward and pleasure ...
The EU Parliament pushed forward draft legislation positioned to be the West’s first set of comprehensive AI regulations
Advances in artificial intelligence this year have rocked the tech industry, triggering calls from politicians, consumer groups and AI executives themselves for ...
Viewpoint: The National Science Foundation has launched a pilot project to track the ‘sexual orientation and gender identity’ of people in science, engineering and math careers. Is that constructive?
If you earn a doctorate, a federal agency wants to know if you’re gay, trans, ‘queer’ or ‘genderqueer.’ ...
Will AI-optimized solar farms finally open door to more ‘clean’ energy — or are companies just angling for the next government green subsidy?
With the rise of ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence chatbots, AI is everywhere, from your doctors office to your brokerage account. It’s also poised ...
Ticks and mosquitos are bringing Lyme disease, West Nile virus and other vectored illnesses to new places across the US
Lyme disease and West Nile virus are among the ailments that ticks and mosquitoes are spreading in more of the ...
AI-trained computers can scan eye and facial movements to recognize subtle signs of stroke
Early research efforts point to a future in which facial scans, perhaps embedded in a smartphone camera or even a ...
With increasing concerns about artificial intelligence accuracy, calls for regulating AI are escalating
As artificial intelligence becomes a more integral part of our lives, there are increasing concerns about its accuracy and fairness ...
Will AI robots ever be accorded legal rights?
[T]he robot invasion is already well under way, and the question of rights for these soon-to-be-ubiquitous artificial forms of intelligence ...
Bats rarely get viruses or cancer, and live extraordinarily long lives. Can that help guide human care?
While the Covid-19 pandemic exposed health risks from bats, it has also made finding out how they crush viral infections ...
Longevity seekers have second thoughts on metformin to fight aging
An antiaging crowd latched onto the diabetes drug metformin hoping it would extend their lifespan. Studies give conflicting results ...
Ozempic competitor: New weight-loss drug expected to get FDA approval in coming months could be even more powerful than Wegovy
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro could outpace Ozempic as the most powerful treatment on the market. To develop it, the drug company ...
