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Paralyzed Man Walks Again With Brain and Spinal Cord Implants
The experimental technology translates the patient's thoughts into voluntary movements
Possible Antidote to World's Deadliest Mushroom Discovered
A dye used in medical imaging appeared to make the death cap's toxin less fatal to mice in a new study
Opioid Overdose Treatment Might Soon Be Available Over the Counter
An FDA panel recommended the lifesaving nasal spray be distributed without a prescription
Male Birth Control Drug 'Stops Sperm in Their Tracks' in Study of Mice
The drug served as a quick-acting, temporary contraceptive with no noticeable side effects, researchers say
Second Death Tied to Experimental Alzheimer’s Treatment
While the new drug is seen as a breakthrough, these deaths highlight a possible risk to patients on blood thinners, experts say
First Drug to Delay Type 1 Diabetes Approved by FDA
The treatment held off disease onset by an average of two years in a clinical trial, but it won’t be cheap
Doctors Treated a Child for a Genetic Disease Before She Was Born
Treating fetuses for the enzyme deficiency might prevent early disease progression
Scientists Perform First Transfusions of Lab-Grown Blood
A clinical trial is testing how lab-grown cells might help patients with blood disorders and rare blood types
Psychedelic Mushroom Chemical May Help Treat Depression
A new study found the drug temporarily relieved symptoms for some patients, but it needs to be tested in larger and longer trials, experts say
Could a Morning-After Pill Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections?
San Francisco has formally recommended doxyPEP, which works like Plan B but targets STIs
Exhibition Explores the Art and Science of Cancer—and the Hope of a Future Without It
The Science Museum in London explores the past and future of the disease, and the resilience of its survivors
New Tools May Help Diagnose Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
If conditions stemming from exposure to alcohol in-utero can be better identified, then scientists can more effectively research treatments
The Lab Saving the World From Snake Bites
A deadly shortage of venom antidote has spurred a little-known group of scientists in Costa Rica to action
The Peculiar 100-Plus-Year History of Convalescent Plasma
Blood has been considered a viable treatment for infectious disease for over a century, but it has rarely proven to be the best solution.
Llama Cells Could Help Scientists Create a COVID-19 Treatment
Scientists are re-engineering llama antibodies to neutralize the virus
How Studying Bioluminescent Creatures Is Transforming Medical Science
The natural light of insects and sea creatures can help doctors illuminate H.I.V. and even kill cancer cells
The Possibilities and Risks of Genetically Altering Immune Cells to Fight Cancer
Of the ten or so patients I’ve treated with CAR-T, over half developed strange neurologic side effects ranging from headaches to seizures
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A New Treatment for Blindness Comes From Gene Therapy
A wife-and-husband research team cracks the code to allow certain patients to see again
Should We Share Human Cancer Treatments With Tumorous Turtles?
They may be key to saving wild sea turtles from tumors associated with turtle-specific herpes
How Zika Virus Could Be Used to Fight Brain Cancer
The same properties that make Zika virus devastating to fetal brains could be turned against cancer cells
