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.
Artificial pancreas tested for the first time in type 2 diabetes patients
Cooling caps can help prevent chemo hair loss
HIV treatment gets green light for human trials
Architects design new mental health facilities with healing in mind
Johns Hopkins receives the first NIH grant for clinical psychedelic research in half a century
Surgeons connected a pig kidney to a human
Ear sensor can monitor COVID-19 patients remotely
Smart microscope slides make breast cancer cells leap off screen
New cardiac patch can be implanted with a syringe
Brain implant relieves woman’s treatment-resistant depression