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Stanford investigation clears faculty members that knew about CRISPR baby scandal
A Stanford investigation has cleared three prominent faculty members of helping with a controversial gene-editing experiment led by disgraced Chinese ...
CDC says autism is on the rise—and why it may be worse than we think
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new report on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ... offers little good news. It ...
After another failed clinical trial, new Alzheimer’s treatment attacks disease from ‘different angle’
The field of Alzheimer’s research is one filled with disappointment. [Recently], yet another drug failed its Phase 3 clinical trial, ...
Technological ‘leap forward’ moves artificial wombs closer to reality
In 2017, a team of Australian and Japanese scientists announced a breakthrough that could someday save the lives of countless babies. They ...
Genetic tests by Inova draw warning letter from FDA, citing potential for ‘serious health consequences’
A suite of genetic tests used to predict a person’s response to specific medications is being marketed illegally by its ...
Neanderthals may have been driven to cannibalism by rapid climate change
New research published [April 2019] in the Journal of Archaeological Science suggests the crushing impact of the Last Interglacial Period, also ...
66 million years ago a deadly asteroid struck Earth. Scientists just found a fish killed by the impact
At one of the most important ancient graveyards on Earth in North Dakota, paleontologists unearthed the fossilized remains of fish ...
Maybe cats do recognize their own names
Dogs are amazing at recognizing their own names, but scientists are less certain about whether cats have this ability. New ...
Birth of lambs from 50-year-old frozen sperm ‘bodes well’ for human fertility
Semen frozen back in 1968 has been used to impregnate dozens of Merino ewes, resulting in healthy lambs. The Australian ...
Using ketamine for depression or recreation: What’s the difference?
[G]iven ketamine’s long-standing reputation as a recreational drug—so notorious that users talk about entering a “K-hole” after taking it—you might ...
Esketamine touted as ‘game changer’ for depression—but who gets to use it?
[Recently,] the Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s Spravato, the nasal spray version of a ketamine-like sedative, for ...
Infrared vision? We’ve now given it to mice and humans could be next
[Researchers Tian Xue and Gang Han] modified the vision of mice such that they were able to see near-infrared light ...
Far from sterile: Breast milk ‘teeming’ with bacteria
Until relatively recently, most researchers thought that breast milk was sterile. But it turns out that, like most other body parts ...
Are we closer to determining what a ‘conscious brain’ looks like?
Most of the time, it’s easy to tell when someone is consciously aware. But there are many tragic cases when ...
Fighting depression: Nasal-based ketamine spray clears key FDA hurdle
One of the largest hurdles to ketamine becoming a mainstream depression treatment may have just been cleared. On [February 12], ...
Searching for a link between skin problems and mental health
While some studies have shown a link between isotretinoin use and suicidal thoughts and depression, it’s not clear whether those mental health effects are ...
Is breakfast really important for weight loss? New study says no
Breakfast is often said to be the most important meal of the day, but according to a new review out [January 30] ...
Viewpoint: Biologist Craig Mello knew about the CRISPR babies. Why his silence was ‘not acceptable’
The Associated Press reports that Nobel laureate and biologist Craig Mello was aware of a pregnancy in China involving gene-edited ...
Could ‘aggressively’ attacking high blood pressure prevent cognitive decline?
Some five million Americans live with dementia, most often Alzheimer’s disease. And it’s almost certain that as the general population ...
China’s latest ‘ethical mess’: Cloning diseased gene-edited monkeys
Chinese researchers have cloned five gene-edited monkeys with a host of genetic disease symptoms, according to two scientific papers published ...
‘Perfect’ replicas of human blood vessels grown in lab
An international team of scientists claim to have pulled off a first: Three-dimensional replicas of human blood vessels that are ...
Even just a bit of exercise might help you live longer, study shows
Yet another study highlights the importance of getting up and doing something—anything!—to be physically active. It suggests that sedentary people ...
10,000-year-old remains suggest dogs reached North America earlier than previously thought
The skeletal remains of three ancient dogs found buried in Illinois now represent the earliest evidence for the presence of ...
What the bulldog’s distinctive tail can tell us about this rare human genetic disorder
One of the most distinctive body parts of your typical English bulldog, French bulldog, or Boston terrier—their coiled screw tail—might ...
Are we ready for the ethical issues surrounding newborn genetic screening?
In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to get a complete readout of a person’s genetics with ease, even ...
Could controversial gene-editing scientist He Jiankui face the death penalty in China?
The Chinese scientist who created the world’s first genetically edited babies is living under armed guard and could face the ...
Chinese scientists aren’t keeping tabs on experimental gene therapy patients, report says
Gene therapies are very much at their preliminary stages of development, so it would make sense to keep tabs on ...
