Category: 5. Health

Senators from both sides of the aisle are expected to carefully examine his commitment to evidence-based science and his readiness to lead one of the federal government’s largest departments.

The Senate

Gene editing is now reaching the mainstream, ushering in a new era of genetic manipulation. Traditionally, inserting or deleting entire genes, regulating their expression, and altering specific sequences of…

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a new AI model for bioengineering, this week’s dueling rocket launches, magnets, lasers and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here.

Shortly after his…

Red light therapy is increasingly viewed as a promising treatment for wrinkles, acne, psoriasis, scars and sun-damaged skin, and as a supportive therapy for some kinds of cancer. But does red light therapy live up to the hype that it’s…

There are widely mixed opinions on the state of the current job market. Most industry leaders signal that economic…

Older adults whose parents divorced when they were kids are nearly two-thirds more likely to have a stroke in later life, a study of more than 13,000 Americans suggests.

This substantially…