Health

Insulin grown in lettuce can be taken orally
New synthetic insulin harvested from lettuce plants can be made cheaply, taken orally, and transported at room temperature.
Cancer med appears to prevent brain aneurysms
Japanese researchers have discovered that the cancer drug sunitinib can prevent the formation of brain aneurysms in mice.
“Nature’s own Ozempic” or berberine is all over social media
Does berberine work as well as Ozempic to help people lose weight? Social media seems to think so, but it’s not likely.
African researchers push for a human challenge trial to fight TB
Australian man uses brain implant to send texts from his iPad 
A new therapy sends lupus into remission
Engineered bacteria may fight this brain-damaging genetic disorder
A malaria-fighting antibody has passed phase 2 trials
UK trials world’s first lab-grown blood transfusions
“Laughing gas” may offer quick, long-lasting relief from depression
DNA-damaging molecules in the gut linked to colon cancer
New mRNA vaccine for flu and COVID-19 enters human trials 
New study will put the leading theory about Alzheimer’s to the test