Tag: health

Digital health company Celero Systems is developing an electronic pill that can measure heart rate, breathing rate, and core temperature—from ...

It’s been a monumental year for Crispr, the molecular tool scientists use to edit genetic material. This November, the United ...

Another reason for the trial’s failure could be that exenatide is much less potent than its newer cousin semaglutide, better ...

Scientists use harmless viruses to ferry and insert the new genetic material because of their natural ability to get inside ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.For a pathogen to make us sick, it must overcome a ...

In sickle cell disease, abnormal hemoglobin makes a person’s blood cells hard and crescent-shaped. These misshapen cells clump together and ...

It’s that time of year again. The clocks have gone back, it’s pitch black as you finish work, the cold, ...

The current trial was sponsored by Novo Nordisk, the maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, and tracked patients for two years ...

The blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy has a new rival. Today, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new ...

The United Nations has published a major new tally of the impact the world’s food system has on our health ...