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.
A dog cancer vaccine may save them and, one day, us
Magnetic robot can save lives after a brain hemorrhage
CRISPR cure for sickle cell nearly 100% effective after three years
This molecule may be the “secret sauce” of exercise — but it won’t work as a pill
Gene-edited wheat less likely to produce “probable carcinogen” acrylamide
CRISPR could create a one-shot treatment for HIV 
Engineers develop nanoparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier
CRISPR can create a “captain’s log” for bacteria traveling through the microbiome
Apple Watch now approved to track Parkinson’s symptoms
We may want to rethink how we deliver COVID-19 vaccines