CRISPR used in landmark treatment to fix misspelling in baby’s genome
For the first time, scientists say they have reached into the genome of a severely ill child and…
What happens to your data if 23andMe collapses? — Harvard Gazette
A recent paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for regulations to protect customers’ personal…
Why So Many Women Are Quitting the Workforce
The Brief August 5, 2025 What to know about a ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shift from MAGA,…
Shared tool developed for quantum and supercomputer systems
Quantum computers are a key emerging technology, particularly for specific kinds of problems that require enormous computing power.…
Weight loss drugs protect heart patients, study suggests — Harvard Gazette
High-risk patients with heart failure had an over 40 percent lower risk of hospitalization or death after initiating…
Meet the Uzbek scientist pioneering genetic breakthroughs in cotton, wheat and global food security
By Dilbar Primova Published on 02/09/2025 – 15:00 GMT+2 •Updated 15:13 ADVERTISEMENT Uzbekistan’s Minister of Agriculture, Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, has…
New technology embeds unique genetic identifiers in engineered cells
Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting…
Ultrasound device enables precise non-invasive stimulation of deep brain regions
An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by…
Humans could finally have found a way to defy Earth’s gravity
Gravity is a key component to human life on Earth – but can this powerful force be defied?…
Targeting metabolic reprogramming to overcome immune suppression in head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancer remains a major global health challenge, ranking among the six most common cancers worldwide…
NYU Langone strengthens world-leading GI cancer program with renowned leaders
NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center announces the arrival of acclaimed cancer leaders Anirban Maitra, MD, and Manuel…
Blood-based biomarkers reveal barriers to diversity in Alzheimer’s disease trials
Some of the populations with the highest risk for Alzheimer’s disease remain greatly underrepresented in clinical trials-and a…