Month: December 2022

A true reopening, however unlikely, could lead to millions of deaths. View original article Contributor: David Wallace-Wells

Coral Bracho depicts the terror of Alzheimers — losing yourself within a formerly capable and operating mind and body. View original article Contributor: Coral Bracho and Victoria Chang

The tech multibillionaire said his company, Neuralink, was seeking government approval to test his device in people, and predicted it could happen in six months. Others have been conducting similar tests for years, but no device has been marketed commercially. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett and Cade Metz

About 140 million babies were born globally last year—the equivalent of adding an entire new Russia to the world’s population. Not counted among those typically blessed events are the number of families whose pregnancies end tragically. According to the United Nations Interagency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, about 2 million pregnancies around the world end … Read more

Over the past few years, Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers have been on a roller-coaster ride full of highs and lows in the search for treatments—and new research presents another emotionally thrilling loop. In data presented at the annual Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease meeting in San Francisco, and published in the New England Journal … Read more

The makers of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug showcased its potential as they seek regulatory approval. View original article Contributor: Daniel Gilbert