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Scientists are searching for the secret in Doug Whitney’s biology that has protected him from dementia, hoping it could lead to ways to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s for many other people.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Vividion Therapeutics have identified chemical compounds that can precisely block the interaction between the major cancer-driving gene RAS, and a key ...

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For optimistic parents, the embryo transfer during IVF is a moment of joy and apprehension. But when implantation doesn’t occur, one is left not only with medical questions, but with a deep and aching ...

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The InEVitable, a vodcast about the future of mobility, is back after a few months off. Kyle Conner, of Out of Spec, returns ...

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The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop ...