Medicine

The Sex, Lies, and Videotape of Cancer Cells

Cells we were taught to ignore have been caught on tape doing the unthinkable.

By Kat Arney

The Future of Chronic Pain

For the millions of people suffering with daily physical pain, nerve stimulation and gene editing offer new hope beyond addictive opioids.

By Moheb Costandi

Telehealth Grew Dramatically During the Pandemic. Now Let’s Look at the Fraud.

COVID-19 caused a huge spike in demand for telehealth services, but it opened the door for bad actors as well.

By Michael Rugnetta

Healed… by Fungi?

Mushrooms are waiting for their moment in medicine.

By Zoe Cormier

Lost Your Sense of Smell Due to COVID-19? Here’s What to Do

Smell training is helping those with coronavirus-related anosmia restore this vital sense.

By Maeve Gamble

Alarm Fatigue in the ICU—A Huge Problem Made Worse by COVID-19

Can AI revolutionize the growing, billion-dollar global market for clinical alarm management in hospitals—and help save lives?

By Emma Yasinski

AI Breathes New Life into Old Drugs

Deep learning uncovers the potential of existing medications to target different diseases.

By Matthew Hutson

Is Your DNA Data Safe in Blackstone’s Hands?

The Wall Street giant’s big bet on Ancestry.com drives home the financial realities facing the consumer genomic revolution.

By Matthew Ponsford

Hacking the Skin Microbiome to Fool Mosquitos and Prevent Malaria

Long-lasting, bacteria-based repellent is the goal of DARPA project aiming to protect U.S. soldiers overseas.

By Jason Socrates Bardi

To Boldly Go Where No Pharma Has Gone Before

Astropharmacies could grow drugs on demand for future space travelers.

By Alex Pearlman

Predictions for 2021: Welcome to the New Uncertainty

This could be a “hinge year” in history: the opportunity to grasp a new and improved future for ourselves, our children, and our planet—or not.

By David Ewing Duncan

The Focus of His Energy

Neal Kassell is on a mission to bring focused ultrasound therapy to the masses.

By Jason Socrates Bardi

Inside the Movement to Decolonize Psychedelic Pharma

As Western medicine brings psychedelics into mainstream use, a growing movement is innovating new business models grounded in reciprocity and inclusion.

By Carolyn Gregoire

Sniffing Out Diseases

A telltale COVID-19 symptom underscores the scientific significance of smell—for both patients and practitioners.

By Georgia Frances King

After the Madness—Pandemic Silver Linings in Bioscience

Will the frenzied rush to understand and treat SARS-CoV-2 bring longer lasting benefit to the world of scientific research and medicine?

By David Ewing Duncan