Health

A new study has found that the way potatoes are prepared is a major factor in their link to type 2 diabetes. The study showed that eating three servings of french fries per week is associated with a 20% increased risk of developing the disease. But eating similar amounts of potatoes that were boiled, baked, or mashed did not have the same effect.

Although the home is a place where we feel safe on a daily basis, there is an invisible but very real danger that we breathe in every day. And measures must be taken to limit its impact on our health.

Using a 107-year-old specimen, researchers have managed to digitally reconstruct the genome of the 1918 Spanish Flu Virus, revealing it was well-adapted to humans from the very beginning of the outbreak.

On July 26, an Ohio couple welcomed a baby boy from a frozen embryo that was conceived back in 1994 — nearly 31 years ago. The embryo was in storage for 11,148 days, beating the previous record of 10,905 days.

Biotech company 4DMT is testing a gene therapy that can remove the burden of regular eye injections in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). The therapy is showing encouraging results, and it could be the next big thing in eye care.

CheckMag Over the next decade, these five transformative tech fields are poised to reshape human society and AI is at the center of all. The possibilities are staggering and humankind could solve pressing issues related to climate change and an array of diseases, including aging itself.

Bradford Smith, Neuralink’s third implant recipient and first with ALS, now navigates a MacBook Pro using thought-driven cursor movements from a coin-sized brain implant.