February 9, 2016

Weekly Biomedicine Newsletter

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Unraveling the Mysterious Function of the Microbiome

A new class of experimental therapies is emerging from the study of how the community of microörganisms in your body contributes to disease.

 
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We Have the Technology to Destroy All Zika Mosquitoes

Fear of the Zika virus could generate support for gene drives, a radical technology able to make species go extinct.

 
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New Collar Promises to Keep Athletes’ Brains from “Sloshing” During Impact

Researchers have begun human clinical trials for a device, inspired by woodpeckers, that’s meant to keep the brain from moving around so much inside the skull when it gets hit.

 
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This Football Helmet Design Promises to Protect the Brain, Not Just the Skull

Mechanical engineers have developed a new helmet design that tackles a key contributor to brain injury.

 
 

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Gene-Editing Company Editas’s Ambitions Rest on Shaky Foundations

The company trying to be the first to turn the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR into medicine faces a number of hurdles.

 
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In New Anti-Aging Strategy, Clearing Out Old Cells Increases Life Span of Mice by 25 Percent

As we get older, some of our cells stop dividing. Are these derelicts a reason we age?

 
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