The WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking a new, highly mutated BA.2.86 COVID variant.
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UK scientists at Porton Down Laboratory are developing vaccines as insurance against the enigmatic "Disease X.”
A team of researchers and surgeons restored motor function of a quadriplegic through double neural bypass surgery.
I’ve come to understand and respect the anxieties felt by women concerning breast cancer examinations. First, the very reason they’re having the examination. Second, the harmful levels of radiation the mammogram will expose their bodies to, during the test. Third, the accuracy of the test itself. In a report published in The Lancet Journal on […]
Scientists at UPenn's Machine Biology Group have used an AI model to bring back molecules with antibiotic properties from extinct organisms.
A pioneering study utilized AI and has uncovered the incredible potential of extra-virgin olive oil in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
A gene therapy using eyedrops with an inactivated herpes virus has successfully restored a young bot's sight lost to corneal scars.
Recent Breakthroughs in our understanding of DNA that involve ancient retroviruses and data storage shed light on our most basic unit.
Biotech Company Fractyl Health is testing a gene therapy which won’t require daily or multiple injections for Type 2 Diabetes. The concept behind this hoped-for breakthrough is to replicate the current treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, but as a once-off jab which will last for years. The aim is to lower blood sugar and weight like […]
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have developed a groundbreaking soft robotic glove for stroke survivors.