FDA’s new regulations underscore the complexity around screening for women with dense breasts

The FDA’s rule change requires that all women in the US be informed about breast density and options for supplemental screening.

Tracy A. Battaglia, Associate Director of Cancer Care Equity, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University • conversation
Sept. 9, 2024 ~12 min

COVID-19, flu and RSV shots − an epidemiologist explains why all three matter this fall

The summer 2024 COVID-19 wave is a good reminder that it’s important to get vaccinated with the updated shot.

Annette Regan, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 ~8 min


What links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty metabolism

Targeting the key players that help your body regulate metabolism could reverse disease progression, including cognitive decline related to Alzheimer’s disease.

Melanie R. McReynolds, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Penn State • conversation
Aug. 22, 2024 ~7 min

Can stuff in rosemary extract fight cocaine addiction?

"Our study deepens our understanding of the basic brain mechanisms that increase vulnerability to substance use disorder-related outcomes..."

Pat Harriman-UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 22, 2024 ~4 min

MIT engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots

These zinc-air batteries, smaller than a grain of sand, could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their environment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Aug. 15, 2024 ~5 min

FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD treatment – a drug researcher explains the challenges psychedelics face

The FDA’s decision shines a light on some of the unique obstacles that psychedelic drugs may face on the path to approval.

Benjamin Y. Fong, Honors Faculty Fellow, Associate Teaching Professor, and Associate Director of the Center for Work & Democracy, Arizona State University • conversation
Aug. 12, 2024 ~8 min

MIT chemists synthesize plant-derived molecules that hold potential as pharmaceuticals

Large multi-ring-containing molecules known as oligocyclotryptamines have never been produced in the lab until now.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Aug. 12, 2024 ~7 min

Tool tracks how psychedelics affect neurons

Researchers have developed a rapid, noninvasive tool to track the neurons and biomolecules activated in the brain by psychedelic drugs.

UC Berkeley • futurity
Aug. 7, 2024 ~7 min


A common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain − how scientists are turning ‘Toxoplasma gondii’ from foe into friend

Getting drugs into the brain is a challenge. A new study suggests a brain parasite may be able to help.

Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University • conversation
Aug. 7, 2024 ~8 min

AI paves way for new antibiotic to fight resistant bacteria

Researchers have used an AI tool to engineer a version of a bacteria-killing drug that was previously toxic in humans.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
Aug. 5, 2024 ~6 min

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