Ethicist: Hydroxychloroquine hype could bungle the science

"Before we encourage widespread use of a drug, we need better evidence that it's worth it," says ethicist Alex John London of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.

Jason Maderer-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
April 9, 2020 • ~5 min

Bioethicists: Run human challenge study for coronavirus vaccine

Three bioethicists call for a human challenge study, which they say could bring us a coronavirus vaccine months sooner.

Neal Buccino-Rutgers • futurity
April 2, 2020 • ~3 min

2 drugs fail to slow rare early-onset Alzheimer’s in trial

"If we have learned one thing after more than 30 years of Alzheimer's research, it is that even negative results propel the science forward."

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Feb. 14, 2020 • ~7 min

Blood test spots Alzheimer’s early with 94% accuracy

An Alzheimer's blood test could also help scientists "more efficiently enroll participants in clinical trials, which will help us find treatments faster."

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Aug. 2, 2019 • ~7 min

Three years after undergoing gene therapy, his ‘last shot’ hit the target

Three years after undergoing gene therapy at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to treat a life-threatening immune disorder, an Ohio college student is no longer thinking about his own “last shot” for health, but rather about medical school and “giving back.”

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 21, 2019 • ~17 min

VITAL researcher JoAnn Manson outlines findings on vitamin D, omega-3

Medical School professor and VITAL lead researcher JoAnn Manson details results from a large probe of vitamin D and omega-3 as possible disease fighters.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Nov. 27, 2018 • ~9 min

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