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Could trees developed with gene-editing technology protect Florida's citrus...
A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees. Growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep...
Published September 21, 2026 8:46 AM Source: https://www.npr.org
Teen's brain-eating amoeba infection likely linked to water feature
A North Carolina teenager who died after contracting a rare brain infection caused by a microscopic amoeba was most likely exposed...
Published September 18, 2026 10:28 AM Source: USA Today
Can an AI chatbot save lives by answering texts about pregnancy?
Many questions come up during pregnancy. Is swelling normal? Are avocados safe to eat? For folks in Kenya who don't have a search engine...
Published September 18, 2026 9:00 AM Source: https://www.npr.org
A new device helps severely paralysed patients communicate
Edward Chang's team at the University of California, San Francisco has enabled two paralysed patients to communicate using brain-computer...
Published September 17, 2026 9:09 AM Source: The Economist
More than 100,000 people in Japan are now 100 years of age or older
Figures show 88% of the centenarians are women as the population continues to age and shrink.
Published September 16, 2026 9:01 AM Source: BBC
Americans are exhausted and one generation is feeling it most
A CDC survey of approximately 27,000 U.S. adults found that 71.5 percent experienced fatigue on multiple days over a three-month period...
Published September 15, 2026 8:24 AM Source: The Independent
The Twin Towers came down in a cloud of toxic dust. Its health impact has...
As a child growing up in Queens, Frank Kotnik watched the Twin Towers across the river growing taller and taller as their construction...
Published September 14, 2026 9:52 AM Source: CNN
The US just had its hottest summer on record, beating the Dust Bowl era
The United States just had its hottest summer in 132 years of recordkeeping, soundly beating the summer of 1936 — during the Dust Bowl...
Published September 11, 2026 6:16 AM Source: CNN
Pig kidney works in human body for 271 days - is this the future of organ...
A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.
Published September 10, 2026 8:59 AM Source: BBC
When do infections lead to long COVID? Scientists close in on triggers and...
Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help them.
Published September 9, 2026 9:30 AM Source: Nature
'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes
An NPR investigation finds that heat kills thousands of Americans every year. But official records radically undercount the toll. In this...
Published September 8, 2026 9:55 AM Source: NPR
Immune therapy engineered inside the body eases multiple sclerosis - Nature
Results from a small trial suggest a modified virus can instruct the immune system to wipe out disease-causing cells.
Published September 7, 2026 9:28 AM Source: https://www.nature.com
Autism diagnoses are rising among girls
The lead researcher told Newsweek some people in this group learn to hide autistic traits, making them harder to identify.
Published September 7, 2026 9:26 AM Source: Newsweek
Why Better Sleep Makes Us Better Leaders
Workplace wellness initiatives often neglect quality sleep, with leaders frequently glorifying exhaustion, which impairs their ability to...
Published September 2, 2026 9:47 AM Source: Forbes
First patient to have brain surgery with real-time AI assistance - BBC
Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.
Published September 2, 2026 9:12 AM Source: https://www.bbc.com
Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns
Exclusive: Patients identify errors in consultation transcripts that are missed by GPs, Healthwatch England finds
Published September 1, 2026 4:11 AM Source: The Guardian
8-year-old dies from rare brain-eating amoeba likely contracted while...
An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her...
Published September 1, 2026 2:50 AM Source: https://www.cnn.com
Meta’s $18bn settlement: How social platforms will change for child users
From a night curfew to a two-hour limit, Instagram and Facebook will introduce new features for children in the US.
Published August 31, 2026 2:48 AM Source: Al Jazeera
As the school year begins, here's what to know about flu, COVID shots - USA...
As kids head back to school, vaccine confusion is everywhere. So what do families need to know?
Published August 28, 2026 12:39 AM Source: https://www.usatoday.com
World's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
The record "is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress", according to Dr Samantha Burgess from the European Copernicus...
Published August 27, 2026 1:33 AM Source: BBC