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.
Therapy can relieve chronic back pain by rewiring the brain
WHO recommends its first malaria vaccine
CRISPR partially restores vision in colorblind people
Wearable health monitors help predict flu before symptoms start
An at-home test to find your best birth control option
Pill to treat COVID-19 cuts risk of hospitalization or death in half
MIT’s new bionics center may usher in our cyborg future
Antiviral reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations by 87%
A malaria antibody prevented infections in purposefully-infected volunteers
Johns Hopkins has developed a lung cancer blood test