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The science of cryonics, why hundreds are already frozen, and why more than a thousand others are signing up to be frozen at death.
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Today’s information-loaded society has led to an increasing number of people becoming trapped in a cycle of self-diagnosed health problems.
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Developments in organoid studies have made it possible to nearly re-create actual human organs.
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Phages, which treat disease without the threat of antibiotic resistance, may one day cure bacterial illnesses in livestock without threatening human health.
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Two eye drops could become a new way to manage presbyopia provide hope to those with farsightedness.
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Human microchipping may impact everything from medical treatments to online payments.
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Ongoing biosecurity and biosafety concerns regarding gain of function research are now at the forefront of public scrutiny.
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Innovative methods of contraception may provide more options for managing fertility.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38ZXwJj6j8k
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Two Minute Papers
❤️ Pick up cool perks on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/TwoMinutePapers My talk and the full panel discussion at the NATO conference (I start at a...
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https://splinternews.com/abortion-is-a-labor-issue-1834647637
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Splinter News
I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of my uterus—well, all uteruses, really. I am ambivalent about ever carrying a pregnancy to term, so I’m not describing the typical malaise that invades the minds of those who consider expanding their families. I spend a lot of time thinking about uteruses because I…
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https://singularityhub.com/2017/11/19/drug-discovery-ai-to-scour-a-universe-of-molecules-for-wonder-drugs/#sm.0001sr579zi92f7ns3a1gf2kn6t7m
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Exploring every chemically possible drug is humanly impossible, which is why companies are developing drug discovery AI to do the much of the work for us.
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Molecular surgery could see the scalpel banished from operating theatres for good within the cosmetic surgery field.
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COVID-19 may have permanently killed off some influenza strains
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https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/10/22/1962260/un-body-projects-200000-hiv-case-philippines-2025
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Philstar
Unless the Philippines implements some “drastic moves,” the number of persons affected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) will hit 201,000 by 2025, according to the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS.
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https://www.who.int/philippines/news/commentaries/detail/it-s-time-to-end-tb-in-the-philippines
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WHO
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Because of mRNA technology, COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time. It may provide the gateway to developing flu, malaria, or HIV vaccines.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/mind-fixers-anne-harrington/583228/
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The Atlantic
The biology of mental illness is still a mystery, but practitioners don’t want to admit it.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z
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Wikipedia
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In-person visits, virtual visits, and mobile monitoring and engagement can enable proactive care delivery, for a price.
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Cannabis industry creates thousands of jobs and grows the economies of many US states and countries.
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https://soundcloud.com/a16z/building-software-company-healthcare
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Stream a16z Podcast: So You Wanna Build a Software Company in Healthcare? by a16z from desktop or your mobile device
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Cannabis products containing a high concentration of cannabidiol may help with chronic pain management.