The US Is In For Another Bad Year of Measles Cases
A growing measles outbreak in South Carolina has infected more than 600 people since October, with hundreds more being potentially exposed.
He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again
Chinese scientist He Jiankui wants to end Alzheimer’s and thinks Silicon Valley is conducting a “Nazi eugenic experiment.”
OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs
Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.
Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments
Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA regulatory pathway to commercialize treatments for rare diseases.
FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy
Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide will soon be available in a daily pill Americans can take for weight loss.
Brain Gear Is the Hot New Wearable
Smartwatches are cool and all, but have you considered wearable neurotech?
Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit
Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.
Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort
Science Corporation, founded by Neuralink’s first president, Max Hodak, has unveiled a prototype machine to extend the life of organs for longer periods.
RFK Jr.’s Health Department Is Pondering a National Men’s Health Initiative
At an FDA discussion of testosterone replacement therapy, a top official called for special health centers to address a “men’s health crisis.” Others called to ease men’s access to hormones.
Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination
Most Democratic-led states will continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite a CDC advisory panel’s vote against it.