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B. David Zarley

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B. David Zarley is a senior staff writer for Freethink, where he covers health and medicine, including infectious disease, psychedelic research, mental health, and the brain. A graduate of SUNY Fredonia, his work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Verge, Jezebel, Frieze, Sports Illustrated, VICE, Paste Magazine, and numerous other publications. He lives in Chicago and can be reached via Signal by request. Send him story ideas!

Public Health

How cancer science is creating a sunscreen that lasts all day

NYU chemists have taken lessons learned from cancer drug development to create a longer-lasting sunscreen ingredient

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Climate Crisis

“Passive cooling” could reduce indoor temps by up to 25 F in a heat wave

University of Oregon researchers have discovered that simple acts like drawing shades during peak sun and opening windows at night may help save lives during heatwaves.

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Brain

Discovery reveals how scary memories stick

Researchers believe they may have discovered the mechanism behind fear’s sticking power in our memory.

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Medicine

This startup wants you to have a personal stem cell stash

GoodCell wants patients to store the cells that can become stem cells for possible use later in life.

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Public Health

A “Peter Pan” chemical could stop mosquitoes, without hurting other insects

Entomologist Naoki Yamanaka has an idea for how to handle mosquitoes: What if we just stop them from growing up?

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Medicine

A dog cancer vaccine may save them and, one day, us

Dutch researchers have created a dog vaccine which may pave the way for similar human therapies.

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Medicine

Magnetic robot can save lives after a brain hemorrhage

Researchers have developed a microbot-containing, magnetically controlled catheter for removing blood from brain hemorrhages.

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CRISPR

CRISPR cure for sickle cell nearly 100% effective after three years

A CRISPR therapy for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia looks close to 100% effective three years after infusion.

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Transportation

Spanish airline orders a fleet of airships

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Robotics

Cloud labs are the “ghost kitchens” of science

Cloud labs which run experiments with robots remotely may make science more efficient, replicable, and accessible.

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