Richard Sprague

This Company Uses Machine Learning to Track Your Antibodies

Serimmune’s at-home tests compare your “epitope repertoire” against known cases, for more accurate diagnoses of everything from COVID-19 to Lyme disease to Epstein-Barr.

By Richard Sprague

At-Home Blood Testing Just Got a Whole Lot Better

SiPhox’s coming silicon photonics technology seems to deliver on at least some of the promises Theranos made.

By Richard Sprague

Does the Peer Review Process Need Blockchain?

A new generation of scientists raised on Reddit and Instagram are exploring crowdsourced models of scientific peer review.

By Richard Sprague

It’s Now Possible to Track Your Oral Microbiome

We put the new Bristle Health mouth microbiome test through the paces, and here’s what we found.

By Richard Sprague

Decentralized Science is Poised to Disrupt… Well, Everything

How DeSci, DAOs, and NFTs will change research funding, intellectual property, and collaboration.

By Richard Sprague

Cheating My Way to a Ketogenic Lifestyle

Can supplementing with Juvenescence’s Metabolic Switch replace a keto diet? Richard Sprague investigates.

By Richard Sprague

Self Tracking for the Rest of Us

In his new book, “Personal Science,” quantified-self expert Gary Wolf shares how to hone your observational skills to optimize your health.

By Richard Sprague

Let Your Gut Be Your Guide

The Zoe dietary app zeroes in on timing and food combinations to maximize wellness.

By Richard Sprague

Personalized Health Advice Every 60 Seconds

How I hacked my diet using a continuous blood-glucose monitor.

By Richard Sprague

So Should I Eat Apples, or Not?

Two different microbiome tests give me conflicting dietary advice. Only one lets me verify the science behind it.

By Richard Sprague