Get Ready for Spring Planting in Winter

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 25, 2025 ~4 min

Is this the new playbook for curing rare childhood diseases?

When his son received a devastating diagnosis, Fernando Goldsztein MBA ’03 founded an initiative to help him and others.

Danna Lorch | MIT Sloan School of Management • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~9 min


Reproductive health care faces legal and surveillance challenges post-Roe – new research offers guidance

Patients rely on abortion clinics to protect their privacy. The providers have work to do to catch up to today’s digital surveillance threats.

Nora McDonald, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, George Mason University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2025 ~8 min

Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health

Overseeing the FDA, NIH and several other public health and medical research divisions, the HHS secretary is a powerful force in how the nation accesses health care.

Angela Mattie, Professor of Management & Medical Sciences, Schools of Business & Medicine, Quinnipiac University • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~8 min

Why fluoride fears are mostly overblown

An expert explains the backstory and newest science on fluoride, including why the dose matters.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Jan. 23, 2025 ~10 min

How living electronics could heal bodies and minds

An expert digs into the frontier of bioelectronics, living machines that can heal, enhance, and maybe even transform what it means to be human.

U. Chicago • futurity
Jan. 23, 2025 ~2 min

Just a little inactivity may take a toll on brain health

New findings confirm that staying physically active isn't just good for your physical health, it also can preserve your brain health.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Jan. 23, 2025 ~4 min

A new vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus pandemics

The nanoparticle-based vaccine shows promise against many variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related sarbecoviruses that could jump to humans.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Jan. 23, 2025 ~9 min


Meet phosphine, a gas commonly used for industrial fumigation that can damage your lungs, heart and liver

While scientists still aren’t sure how phosphine wreaks so much havoc on the body, some are developing medications that can help mitigate the harm it causes.

Aliasger K. Salem, Associate Vice President for Research and Bighley Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~6 min

Red Coloring Linked to Cancer Risk Banned in US Foods

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 22, 2025 ~4 min

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