New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, the latest in a novel class of treatments that has been greeted with hope, disappointment and...
Supreme Court to weigh FDA’s refusal to approve flavored vapes
Birds fly outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day justices issue orders in pending appeals in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2024. Nathan Howard | ReutersWASHINGTON —The Supreme Court on Tuesday...
Videos Show Ants Amputating Nest Mates’ Legs to Save Their Lives
The life of a Florida carpenter ant can be brutal. These half-inch ants are territorial and have violent bouts with ants from rival colonies in the Southeast.Combat can leave the...
Buckle up, make a safety statement: UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety
Under the motto #MakeASafetyStatement, the campaign will also amplify the core messages of the New Decade of Action for Road Safety, which aims to halve the number of road-related victims by...
Mildred Thornton Stahlman, Pioneer in Neonatal Care, Dies at 101
Dr. Mildred Thornton Stahlman, a Vanderbilt University pediatrician whose research on fatal lung disease in newborns led to lifesaving treatments and to the creation, in 1961, of one of the...
Racing to Retake a Beloved Trip, Before Dementia Takes Everything
When I was growing up, my dad, who has left the country only a few times, told me about the trip to Europe he took with his parents when he...
How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)
These early studies “highlighted both the potential that we could learn from dogs, but also that we were going to need bigger sample sizes to do it really well,” said...
Ann Lurie, Nurse Who Became a Prominent Philanthropist, Is Dead at 79
Ann Lurie, a self-described hippie who went on to become one of Chicago’s most celebrated philanthropists, in one instance giving more than $100 million to a hospital where she had...
Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
A patient walks into a hospital room, sits down and starts talking to a doctor. Only in this case, the doctor is a hologram.It might sound like science fiction, but...
Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
A patient walks into a hospital room, sits down and starts talking to a doctor. Only in this case, the doctor is a hologram.It might sound like science fiction, but...