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.
Should we delay the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines?
Smart vaccine device could speed up development process
Cancer cells can hibernate to escape chemotherapy
New COVID-19 treatment uses stem cells
TikTok users rally to help elite athlete with Parkinson’s
A “self-deleting” gene drive to end mosquito-borne diseases
These brain implants can predict an epileptic seizure days in advance
A cancer immunotherapy technique may prevent diabetes
These chatbots provide genetic counseling services
These are the medical breakthroughs that inspired us in 2020