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Astronaut’s medical mystery stumps doctors and NASA after he suddenly lost the ability to speak in space
Health
Astronaut’s medical mystery stumps doctors and NASA after he suddenly lost the ability to speak in space
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressMarch 27, 2026
A man in a beanbag chair sits with his hands clasped over his mouth, with his laptop on his lap.
Tech
ChatGPT gets ‘anxiety’ from violent user inputs, so researchers are teaching the chatbot mindfulness techniques to ‘soothe’ it
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 30, 2025
Research monkeys got loose after a truck overturned on a highway. Their owner, destination, and exact purpose remain shrouded in mystery
Innovation
Research monkeys got loose after a truck overturned on a highway. Their owner, destination, and exact purpose remain shrouded in mystery
By Jeff Martin and The Associated PressOctober 31, 2025
Kseniia Petrova wearing a pair of headphones
Tech
A Harvard University researcher was just charged with smuggling frog embryos into the country. Her colleagues say she’s doing critical work on cancer cures
By Kathy McCormack and The Associated PressMay 28, 2025
Harvard says it will put $250 million into funding ‘critical research’ as Trump administration grants slash reaches $2.6 billion
Politics
Harvard says it will put $250 million into funding ‘critical research’ as Trump administration grants slash reaches $2.6 billion
By AFPMay 15, 2025
Doctor looking at a screen as a patient gets ready for CT scan
Success
Medical researchers baffled by Trump administration’s stop work order for clinical trial system: ‘A giant step backwards’
By Beth GreenfieldMay 5, 2025
European Union launches $566 million drive to attract researchers scared off by Trump moves on science and universities
Politics
European Union launches $566 million drive to attract researchers scared off by Trump moves on science and universities
By Catherine Gaschka, Lorne Cook and The Associated PressMay 5, 2025
Nate Brough, with a mohawk and sunglasses, speaks outside with a blue sky behind him.
Politics
Fired NIH workers fear bleak job prospects in the private sector because their research is too specific to be retrofitted: ‘No VC is going to fund that’
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 11, 2025
A young woman undergoes a brain scan.
Health
Meet the 24-year-old helping Lilly test a preventive Alzheimer’s drug
By Lindsey LeakeFebruary 6, 2025
Man exhales smoke while legally smoking weed with a vape pen
Mind
The truth about cannabis: Researchers from largest study on its effects on the brain have a warning for young adults
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 28, 2025
From left to right, portraits of former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama; President Joe Biden; and President-elect Donald Trump.
Health
Chronic, work-related stress can accelerate your biological age—especially if your job is U.S. president
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 18, 2025
As part of its quest to “discover the science of humanity,” the Truveta Genome Project will gather the de-identified genetic data of tens of millions of consented volunteers, health data startup Truveta announced Jan. 13, 2025.
Health
Pharma giant Regeneron is spending $119.5M on the world’s largest, most diverse genetic database using DNA from patient volunteers
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 16, 2025
Lynparza (olaparib), a product of Fortune 500 pharmaceutical firm Merck and Fortune 500 Europe company AstraZeneca, showed meaningful improvements in overall survival in people with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer, 2024 clinical trial data suggest.
Health
Merck-AstraZeneca breast cancer drug reduces risk of death by 28% in patients diagnosed early, clinical trial shows
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 20, 2024
Drinking enough water daily can help you lose weight and prevent kidney stones, according to a systematic review led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and published in the journal JAMA Network Open on Nov. 25, 2024.
Health
The incredible health benefits of drinking enough water: New study highlights role in weight loss, migraines, and more
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 6, 2024
Synchron CEO Dr. Tom Oxley giving a lecture
Conferences
The dream of mentally responding to text messages and emails without a device faces one very practical hurdle — ‘People like their skulls,’ a neurologist says
By Paolo ConfinoNovember 14, 2024
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