Biotechnology The anti-aging drug that’s just around the corner We will soon learn if a much-hyped, rapamycin-like drug can boost the immune response by targeting how the body ages. by Stephen S. Hall 2019-08-21T07:00:51-04:00
Humans and Technology A doctor and medical ethicist argues life after 75 is not worth living Ezekiel Emanuel questions “whether our consumption is worth our contribution” in old age. by Stephen S. Hall 2019-08-21T07:00:04-04:00
Biotechnology Finally, the drug that keeps you young Anti-aging pioneer Judith Campisi explains how a recent breakthrough could ward off age-related disease. by Stephen S. Hall 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology The skeptic: What precision medicine revolution? The benefits of genomic drugs are exaggerated, hurting patients and the practice of medicine, says one high-profile oncologist. by Stephen S. Hall 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Cancer Lottery Finding telltale mutations in tumors and targeting those cancers with precisely selected drugs is the newest front in the war on cancer. Now researchers just have to figure out why it doesn’t work for everyone. by Stephen S. Hall 2016-12-12T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Solving the Autism Puzzle For years scientists searched fruitlessly for the causes of autism by looking for genes shared by families prone to the disorder. Now researchers taking a new approach have begun to unlock its secrets. by Stephen S. Hall 2014-12-18T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Neuroscience’s New Toolbox With the invention of optogenetics and other technologies, researchers can investigate the source of emotions, memory, and consciousness for the first time. by Stephen S. Hall 2014-06-17T00:05:02-04:00
Biotechnology Repairing Bad Memories A scientist who has anguished over terrors in her family’s history explores how people might erase the trauma from memories. by Stephen S. Hall 2013-06-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Dementia Plague As the world’s population of older people rapidly grows in the coming years, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will become a health-care disaster. by Stephen S. Hall 2012-10-05T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Genome’s Dark Matter Evidence is growing that your DNA sequence does not determine your entire genetic fate. Joseph Nadeau is trying to find out what accounts for the rest. by Stephen S. Hall 2010-12-21T00:00:00-05:00
