Science and Technology
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Stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease and heart failure approved in Japan
“Japanese regulators have conditionally approved two induced pluripotent stem cell therapies, one for Parkinson’s disease and another for heart failure,…
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Cancer researcher home-brewed a beer that works as a vaccine
“Christopher Buck is fermenting a vaccine in his kitchen. You can too,” reports Reason Magazine. “And he’s publishing the process so…
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Sodium-cooled nuclear reactor approved for construction in Wyoming
“The nuclear power company TerraPower has received a permit from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a sodium-cooled reactor…
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Scientists produce a tomato that smells like buttered popcorn
“Scientists in China have used gene editing technology to create a new tomato variety that smells like buttered popcorn,” reports…
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First child born using womb transplant from dead donor in England
Great Britain “has welcomed its first baby born via a transplanted womb” from a deceased donor, reports The Doomslayer. The Guardian explains: A baby…
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Stem cells fix spina bifida brain abnormality
“Surgeons in California have treated six children with spina bifida by applying stem cells to their spinal cords while they were…
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Oil production massively expanded, even when oil prices fell
Oil prices are rising again due to the war with Iran. But even when oil prices fell after 2022, oil…
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FDA keeps blocking life-saving drugs for rare diseases, due to obstructionist officials like Vinay Prasad
The FDA is blocking the approval of some drugs for lethal, rare diseases, because the FDA has put “the persnickety…
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Mumps cases rise in Maryland as vaccination rates fall; federal and state officials urge vaccination
“State health officials in Maryland are warning medical providers to be on the lookout for another viral infection this season…
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Neuralink implants brain chip in 21 people
“Neuralink has now implanted its brain chip in 21 people with paralysis, allowing them to use digital tools like computers and…
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Artificial intelligence improves cancer detection, reduces workload of radiologists
“Researchers have published the full results of the largest randomized trial of AI cancer screening to date, comparing mammograms read…
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Most floating plastic could be removed from the oceans by 2040, non-profit says
“Boyan Slat claims that his non-profit The Ocean Cleanup removed over 27,000 tons of plastic from the world’s waterways in 2025, which he estimates is 2…
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Japan is doing deep-sea mud mining in a test
“Japan has begun the world’s first deep-sea mud mining test in an attempt to reduce its dependence on Chinese rare earth…
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Cancer survival rates rise to record levels
“According to the annual report from the American Cancer Society, the five-year survival rate for US cancer patients has crossed…
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Scientific advance may improve human fertility
“Researchers at Ovo Labs, a fertility biotech startup, say they’ve found a way to reduce chromosome errors in human eggs, a major…
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A billion fewer people risk a nasty eye infection
“According to the World Health Organization, the number of people at risk of contracting trachoma, a bacterial eye infection, fell to…
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Vaccine developed for deadly bat-borne disease
“A vaccine for Nipah virus, a highly deadly bat-borne disease with no existing treatments, has entered phase 2 clinical trials…
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A cure for whipworm infections, which afflict 300 million people
“A new cure for whipworm infections, moxidectin-albendazole. In a phase 3 trial of around 270 children in Tanzania, a single…
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Things we take for granted: We are so fortunate
“If you fell unconscious in 1950, no one around you would know how to perform CPR: it wouldn’t be invented…
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New treatment for hemophilia cuts bleeding by a lot
“A new long-acting treatment (‘Qfitlia’ or fitusiran) for hemophilia was approved. Patients tend to rely on regular infusions of clotting…
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Good news for people who risk agonizing pain after surgery
Science delivers advances in reducing pain. Saloni Dattani notes that “Suzetrigine (‘Journavx’) became the first non-opioid painkiller for surgical treatment…
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Nuclear plant shut down after earthquake will reopen, saving lives
“Local authorities in Japan’s Niigata prefecture have approved a plan to restart the nuclear power plant at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s…
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Taiwan is close to eliminating hepatitis C
“Taiwan has nearly achieved the WHO’s elimination targets for hepatitis C, with diagnosis and treatment rates of roughly 90 percent,”…
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Walmart drone delivery expands to more major cities
“Walmart drone delivery has already begun in Atlanta and is coming to Orlando in early 2026,” reports The Doomslayer. CBS News…
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Scientists cure Alzheimer’s in mice, creating hope that humans may be saved from the disease
“A team of U.S. scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can…
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Space-based solar power advances
“A startup called Overview Energy has completed a major engineering milestone for space-based solar power, successfully beaming energy from a moving…
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Malaria vaccine cuts deaths in refugee camp
“Doctors Without Borders has administered the first full course of the R21 malaria vaccine in Ethiopia, vaccinating 2,100 children in…
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Man makes a beer that’s also a vaccine
“Chris Buck stands barefoot in his kitchen holding a glass bottle of unfiltered Lithuanian farmhouse ale….Buck raises the mug and…
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New earthquake detectors
“Researchers from Nokia Bell Labs have figured out how to use seafloor telecom cables as earthquake detectors, using the existing fiber-optic network…
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Brazil nearly eliminates mother-to-child HIV transmission
“Brazil has cut mother-to-child HIV transmission to under 2 percent, meeting the WHO’s threshold for ‘elimination,'” notes The Doomslayer. The World…
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Critical minerals discovered in Utah desert
“Ionic Mineral Technologies has discovered high concentrations of 16 critical minerals—including lithium, germanium, and cesium—in a clay deposit in Utah. The full extent…
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India passes law to let private companies build and operate nuclear plants
“India’s Parliament has passed a new law allowing private companies to build and operate nuclear reactors in the country, ending decades of tight…
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Canada achieves record harvests despite severe drought
“Despite a severe drought, farmers in Canada are achieving record crop yields thanks to improved agricultural technology like zero-till farming, better drainage,…
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Artificial intelligence is not reducing overall employment
“Recent research from Vanguard finds that AI does not yet seem to be having a strong effect on employment in…
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New obesity drug cuts body weight 29% at high dose, helps with arthritis pain
“In a late-stage trial, Eli Lilly’s experimental obesity drug retatrutide delivered some of the best weight-loss results ever seen. Patients…
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Shingles vaccine may reduce dementia
“A new study strengthens the case that the shingles vaccine might lower dementia risk. By using an age-based rollout in…
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