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Australian company Cortical Labs has launched the CL1, the world’s first commercial “biological computer” that merges human brain cells with silicon hardware to form adaptable, energy-efficient neural networks. New Atlas reports: Known as a Synthetic B…
San Francisco-based biotech startup Loyal says a drug it developed to increase dogs’ lifespan “has passed a significant milestone on the way to regulatory approval,” reports the Washington Post:
The Food and Drug Administration certified the daily pil…
Google has received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s Loss of Pulse Detection feature, which will start rolling out to U.S. devices around the end of March. The Verge reports: The Loss of Pulse Detection feature is exactly what it sounds like: if t…
New research suggests that anthocyanins, the antioxidants responsible for the vibrant colors of fruits and flowers, may help counteract reproductive harm caused by microplastics. The Guardian reports: The new review of scientific literature on anthocya…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: New research by Purdue University, the latest in a series of Purdue-led studies, examined how scented products — in this case, flame-free candles — are a significant source of nanosized particles sm…
The Trump administration announced it would cap ‘indirect funding’ from the National Institutes of Health at 15%Cuts imposed by the Trump administration on the world’s largest funder of scientific research are just one way university leaders see the ad…
Ben Rothke relates a story about me working with a medical device firm back when I was with BT. I don’t remember the story at all, or who the company was. But it sounds about right.
“This year has been a major turning point in American health care,” reports USA Today, “and patients can anticipate several major developments in the new year,” including the beginning of a CRISPR “revolution” and “a new reckoning with drug prices that…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a cutting-edge therapy called exa-cel that could potentially cure people of sickle cell disease, a painful and deadly disease with no universally successful treatment. “If approved, exa-cel, made by Bo…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: A prolonged decline in male fertility in the form of sperm concentrations appears to be connected to the use of pesticides, according to a study published Wednesday. Researchers compiled, rated and rev…