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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.

Their research could mean longer healthspans for Black women.

A new book considers how past innovations transformed our food systems.

Walter Greenleaf won’t stop until virtual reality and extended reality reach their full potential in health care.

As psychedelics are integrated into mainstream medicine, experts weigh the benefits and costs of solo versus group therapy.

Bone marrow transplants are harrowing. Agnieszka Czechowicz is working to make them safer.

The canine health and wellness market is full of innovation, with new products for early cancer detection, genetic testing, and behavior tracking.

New research reveals how people feel about being judged by algorithms—and why employees should have first dibs on their data.

Gene editing for performance enhancement may not be the Tokyo cheat, but we asked the experts how far off it might be.

With 27 biological children and three surrogate pregnancies under her belt, it’s all business as usual for Tyra Reeder.

Pioneering synthetic biologist Pamela Silver drops some wisdom.

Within 10 years, archival data may be routinely stored in base pairs rather than bytes.

DARPA is developing an implantable device with bioengineered cells for treating everything from traveler’s diarrhea to jet lag.

While AI may not end the world the way sci-fi writers imagine, it may very well pull your strings in the near future.