Medicine

We ask the experts what’s coming in the next 12 months.

Combining these two technologies can make CAR T cell therapy effective, accessible, and affordable for heart disease and cancer.

3D printed micro-robots will one day be able to precisely deliver drugs or treat hard-to-reach tumors.

A sugar pill could reduce the risk of deadly pain killer addiction.

This biotech CEO wants to slow women’s aging by extending ovulation.

A controversial new book compiles the evidence on the origin of COVID-19 and demands more investigation.

The technique of targeting bacteria with viruses that destroy them is making a comeback, and it could help in the battle against antibiotic resistance.

Wearable robotic exoskeletons can be a game changer. But the tech may still be too hard on your brain.

Getting to the bottom of the trans woman neovaginal microbiome.

Open-label placebos may defy logic, but scientists explore promising new treatment possibilities.

Early studies of intermittent fasting for breast cancer are underway to see if it slows tumor growth and saves lives.

Next-generation wearable sensors will combine biochemical and physiological metrics.

Regenerative medicine could get us there.

An entrepreneur with his own rare disease finds a way to align incentives and needs to support research on rare diseases.

Hallucinations are a surprisingly common symptom of Parkinson’s, and new research suggests a way to map and potentially treat them.