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.
This parent is helping push autism gene therapy forward
Vampire bats social distance when sick, and so should you
How to safely celebrate Halloween during COVID-19
Can flu vaccines prevent COVID-19?
These gene-edited pigs could help end organ shortages
New bug spray "crystals" can help wipe out malaria
A pandemic surveillance system for the planet
In partnership with Skoll Foundation
UK to launch first human challenge trial for COVID-19
Stadium voting sites make voting safer. Here’s how to find them.
A deadly virus emerged in South Africa in 2008. Then it vanished.