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Weight-loss drugs: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024
These drugs aren’t perfect—common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Many patients must stay on the drugs for life…
These AI-powered apps can hear the cause of a cough
“One of the big limitations is that a lot of these studies have private data sets that are secret,” Bensoussan…
A high tech mouthguard that might help prevent concussions
Appreciation of the real risks of head injuries has been a long time coming. “Even 10 years ago, if someone…
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A high tech mouthguard that might help prevent concussions
Appreciation of the real risks of head injuries has been a long time coming. “Even 10 years ago, if someone…
We’ve never understood how hunger works. That might be about to change.
“Sure, we managed to have the brain say ‘Go eat,’” he says. “But that’s not really an explanation. How does…
These AI-powered apps can hear the cause of a cough
“One of the big limitations is that a lot of these studies have private data sets that are secret,” Bensoussan…
The first gene-editing treatment: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024
Many CRISPR treatments are in trials, but in 2022, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, based in Boston, was first to bring one to…
Weight-loss drugs: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024
These drugs aren’t perfect—common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Many patients must stay on the drugs for life…