Human Diet Drugs Kill Mosquitoes' Appetite, Too
When researchers fed mosquitoes a drug used to treat people for obesity, the insects were less interested in hunting for their next human meal ticket. Karen Hopkin reports.
A Father’s Fight
Nick Sireau’s quest to give his sons weed killer could help thousands struggling with rare genetic conditions
Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea?
The Pentagon is funding brain-implant research aimed at creating neurally “enhanced” soldiers
A Better Pill—Internal Delivery Devices May Help Patients Take Their Medicine
A tortoise and a puffer fish inspire technology to overcome the multibillion-dollar nonadherence problem
How Virtual Reality Will Transform Medicine
Anxiety disorders, addiction, acute pain and stroke rehabilitation are just a few of the areas where VR therapy is already in use
Genetic Tests for Autism Can Sometimes Change Lives
The assays don't always yield results, but the information they offer can, at times, alter the course of treatment or prevention
Gene Drives Shown to Work in Female Mice
Biologists have demonstrated for the first time that a controversial genetic engineering technology works, with caveats, in mammals
Silicon Valley Start-Up Hopes to Deliver Precision Cancer Medicine to Dogs
Promoters hope efforts will also offer insights into treatments used for humans
New Frontiers in Health and Medicine
Inhaled RNA Might Help Heal Cystic Fibrosis
Scientists are working to correct a genetic defect in cystic fibrosis patients by having them inhale RNA. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Engineering a Biomedical Revolution in China
A permissive regulatory climate and a pragmatic approach have fostered soaring growth
Computers Determine States of Consciousness
A machine learning algorithm uses EEG traces to find a patient’s odds of waking