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Posted on September 10, 2015

A Cure for Blindness Just Might Come From Algae

A Cure for Blindness Just Might Come From Algae

Human trials are coming for a company that wants to restore sight with an algae protein.

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Posted on September 4, 2015

Medical Testing Is So Hot Right Now. This Startup Wants In

Medical Testing Is So Hot Right Now. This Startup Wants In

Silicon Valley is adapting to a new class of medical startups. The story of how Cofactor Genomics is adapting right back.

The post Medical Testing Is So Hot Right Now. This Startup Wants In appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on September 3, 2015

Why Are Cases of Shoulder Injuries From Vaccines Increasing?

Why Are Cases of Shoulder Injuries From Vaccines Increasing?

While still rare and little-known, shoulder injury cases settled in the government’s so-called “vaccine injury court” have shot up in recent years.

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Posted on August 28, 2015

Telemedicine Can’t Help the People Who Need It the Most

Telemedicine Can’t Help the People Who Need It the Most

Rural areas have the slowest—or in some cases, nonexistent—Internet connections.

The post Telemedicine Can’t Help the People Who Need It the Most appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on August 24, 2015

Scientists Get One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine

Scientists Get One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine

Two new studies bring us closer to a flu vaccine that works every year.

The post Scientists Get One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on August 20, 2015

How Autistic People Helped Shape the Modern World

How Autistic People Helped Shape the Modern World

WIRED spoke to Steve Silberman about how the modern world came to recognize autistic people.

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Posted on August 15, 2015

Some Ebola Survivors Still Suffer—And Doctors Don’t Know Why

Some Ebola Survivors Still Suffer—And Doctors Don’t Know Why

For some of Ebola's survivors, the virus' effects still linger. But doctors don't know why.

The post Some Ebola Survivors Still Suffer—And Doctors Don’t Know Why appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on August 12, 2015

Everything We Still Don’t Know About Egg Freezing

Everything We Still Don’t Know About Egg Freezing

Frozen egg research is so new that the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology just started publishing the stats for frozen donor egg cycles this year.

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Posted on August 6, 2015

How Hiroshima Survivors Are Leaving A Legacy For Science

How Hiroshima Survivors Are Leaving A Legacy For Science

The best data medical researchers have on radiation risk comes from long-term studies of the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But they might not be enough.

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Posted on August 4, 2015

What ‘100 Percent Effective’ Means for That Ebola Vaccine

What ‘100 Percent Effective’ Means for That Ebola Vaccine

That number probably means less than you think it does---it might not help get the vaccine approved by regulators.

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