Your Brain Holds Secrets. Scientists Want to Find Them.
About a month ago, Judith Hansen popped awake in the predawn hours, thinking about her father’s brain.Her father, Morrie Markoff, was an unusual man. At 110, he was thought to...
Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale
It didn’t become part of vaccination programs in Africa until 2024.What if it had come faster?What if the shots had arrived9 years ago?143,000.That’s how many children’s deaths could have been...
Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs linked to rare eye condition: study
A box of Ozempic and contents sit on a table in Dudley, North Tyneside, Britain, October 31, 2023. George Frey | ReutersNovo Nordisk investors appeared unperturbed Thursday by a critical Harvard...
Abortion Bans Across the Country: Tracking Restrictions by State
Ala. Alabama Banned — Abortion is banned in almost all circumstances. Ark. Arkansas Banned — Abortion is banned in almost all circumstances. Idaho Idaho Banned — Abortion is banned in...
V. Craig Jordan, Who Discovered a Key Breast Cancer Drug, Dies at 76
V. Craig Jordan, a pharmacologist whose discovery that a failed contraceptive, tamoxifen, could block the growth of breast cancer cells opened up a whole new class of drugs and helped...
Brain implant Paradromics launches patient registry
Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up.Aamir Ahmed Khan, PhD, Principal Electrical Engineer for Paradromics, works on the Transceiver...
Can’t understand your teenager’s behavior? Psychologists have tips to offer
Anxiety symptoms vary widely from moodiness to lashing out. Carol Yepes | Moment | Getty ImagesSlamming doors, throwing tantrums, unexpected crying, and one-sided conversations at the dinner table. If these are...
New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco
These recommendations are expected to benefit over 750 million adults who want to quit all forms of tobacco including cigarettes, waterpipes, smokeless tobacco products, cigars, roll-your-own tobacco and heated tobacco...
FDA approval of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug cements our decision not to take profits
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Rally...
FDA approves Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug donanemab
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters campus of Eli Lilly and Company on March 17, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesThe Food and...