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.
Nanobots are real, and they can battle bacteria 
Will new vaccines be better at fighting coronavirus variants?
How we treat inflammation may be causing chronic pain
How a healthy sex life can help minimize depression and anxiety symptoms
New MRI machine will unlock better images for medicine
Gene editing could reverse anxiety and alcohol-use disorder 
Silkworms could one day repair human tendons stronger than before
Nonprofit drugmaker Civica Rx is taking aim at the high insulin price
Could a former NASA scientist’s “sunlight glasses” protect your vision
Brain infusions from younger mice revive memory in older ones