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A conservative think tank said that the Health and Human Services announcement doesn't go far enough and that Secretary Alex Azar
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Science

Health and Human Services says it’s reviewing use of fetal tissue for research

The Department of Health and Human Services says it is reviewing all medical research involving human fetal tissue.

7 years ago

Immature human eggs (pink) were created by Japanese researchers using stem cells that were derived from blood cells. (Saitou Lab)
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Science

Scientists create immature human eggs from stem cells

A team of Japanese scientists turned human blood cells into stem cells, which they then transformed into very immature human eggs.

7 years ago

A nearly 2,000-foot-long tube is towed offshore from San Francisco Bay on Saturday. It's a giant garbage collector, and the brainchild of 24-year-old Boyan Slat, who aims to remove 90 percent of ocean plastic by 2040. (The Ocean Cleanup)
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Science

A massive floating boom is supposed to clean up the Pacific. Can it work?

"The ocean really needs all the help it can get."

7 years ago

An unmanned automobile competes in the i-VISTA (Intelligent Vehicle Integrated Systems Test Area) Autonomous Driving Challenge on August 18 in Chongqing, China. (VCG/Getty)
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Science

What happens when A.I. takes the wheel?

Telling the story of how self-driving cars went from being a Sci-Fi fantasy to a possibility.

7 years ago

These PET scans show the normal distribution of opioid receptors in the human brain. A new study suggests ketamine may activate these receptors, raising concern it could be addictive. (Philippe Psaila/Science Source)
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Science

Ketamine, a promising depression treatment, seems to act like an opioid

A new study suggests that ketamine has something in common with drugs like fentanyl and oxycodone.

7 years ago

NASA has named nine astronauts to crew the first test flights and missions of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. (From left) Sunita Williams, Josh Cassada, Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Christopher Ferguson, Douglas Hurley, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover. (NASA)
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Science

NASA announces crew for first commercial space flights

In 2019, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner are both scheduled to blast off on test flights with NASA astronauts on board.

7 years ago

Bryn Sobott of the FREO2 Foundation presents his group's solution to pneumonia treatment — an oxygen delivery machine that can operate using the energy generated by running water — at a pitch competition organized by Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development in Washington, D.C. (Pearl Mak/NPR)
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Health

It’s ‘Shark Tank’ for global health inventions

Ten participants showcased a variety of innovations, each in different stages of development.

7 years ago

Damage caused by traumatic brain injuries isn’t just the result of the physical blow, but it is connected to the release of a neurotransmitter called glutamate. But the brain has a natural defense against damage caused by glutamate — a compound called cypin. (Bigstock/DedMityay)
Science

Rutgers study proposes novel approach for treating traumatic brain injury

More than 2 million are hospitalized in the U.S. every year for traumatic brain injuries. Long-term effects can include epilepsy, depression, and impaired cognitive function.

7 years ago

Amyloid plaques accumulate outside neurons
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Encouraging results from experimental Alzheimer’s drug

Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.

7 years ago

On Friday, state leaders joined company officials and employees to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated building E353. The new building features some automated lab space along with fermentation labs and microbial research space.  (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Science

DuPont unveils Experimental Station upgrades

DuPont unveiled a multimillion-dollar upgrade to its new Industrial Biosciences building as part of improvements to the company's Experimental Station campus in Wilmington.

7 years ago



A clinic's embryo scientist inserts a needle into a fertilized egg (pictured) to extract the DNA of a man and woman trying to have a baby. He'll then transfer the DNA into a fertilized egg from an egg donor that has had most of its DNA removed. That creates an embryo with DNA from three different people. (Rob Stein/NPR)
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Science

Clinic claims success in making babies with 3 parents’ DNA

Some scientists are welcoming this as a potentially exciting new option for some women.

7 years ago

A sample of saliva can unlock details about a person's genetic makeup.
(Andrew Brookes/Cultura RF/Getty Images)
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Science

POLL: Genealogical curiosity a top reason for DNA tests; privacy a concern

The proportion of interested people who said they or a family member had ever ordered a direct-to-consumer test was 32 percent.

7 years ago

Johanna Humphrey, (left), ended up with 24 boxes of crayons she didn't need. She gave them to teacher Laura Smith, (right), through the Buy Nothing Project. It encourages people to share without money changing hands.
(Jeff Brady/NPR)
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Community

Facebook project wants you to ‘buy nothing’ and ask for what you need

While Facebook makes money by selling stuff through advertising, it's also spawned hundreds of groups where the goal is to give things away.

7 years ago

This Oct. 14, 2015, file photo shows the Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md. The agency said Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, it was bringing workers back to resume checks of seafood and other “high-risk” items. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
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Health

House passes ‘right-to-try’ bill for experimental drugs

Legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to get access to experimental drugs is headed to the president's desk.

7 years ago

DNA isolated from a small sample of saliva or blood, can now fairly inexpensively yield information about a person's relative risk of developing dozens of diseases or medical conditions. (GIPhotoStock/Cultura RF/Getty Images)
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Health

Routine DNA screening moves into primary care

If you have a genetic mutation that increases your risk for a treatable medical condition, would you want to know?

7 years ago

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