Tag: Science
First CRISPR gene-editing treatment approved in U.S.
Blood sample tube with blood for Sickle Cell Screen -Test. Sickle cell blood test, abnormal hemoglobin test.Md Babul Hosen | Istock | Getty ImagesThe [...]
U.S. poised to approve breakthrough treatment
At age 19, Joe Tsogbe underwent his first hip replacement. In his 20s, he averaged about nine hospitalizations a year. By his 30s, that rose to more t [...]
Changpeng Zhao’s next move could involve decentralized science
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s tenure as the CEO of Binance may be over, but the exchange giant’s loss could be a boon for the decentralized science (DeSci) se [...]
SpaceX plans NASA refueling demonstration for next Starship launch
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an [...]
Free ChatGPT may incorrectly answer drug questions, study says
Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe free version of ChatGPT may provide inaccurate or incomplete responses — or no answer at all — to questions re [...]
Pfizer weight loss pill joins list of obesity drug flops
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPfizer's twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill has now joined a long list of other scrapped [...]
Amazon buys SpaceX rocket launches for Kuiper satellite internet project
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission on January 31, 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.SpaceXAmazon bought three rocket laun [...]
Pfizer to discontinue twice-daily version of weight loss pill
Pfizer on Friday said it would stop developing the twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill after obese patients taking the drug lost [...]
Covid vaccine rates are falling in U.S.
A sign advertises Covid vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Aug. 14, 2023.Brian Snyder | ReutersThree years into th [...]
Mounjaro superior to Ozempic for weight loss, study says
A pharmacist displays a box of Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Lilly at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in P [...]
SpaceX Starship rocket goes for second launch attempt
SpaceX launched its second Starship rocket flight on Saturday, with Elon Musk's company pushing development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones [...]
Amazon Kuiper internet satellites fully successful in testing
A Project Kuiper engineer conducts network testing as prototype satellites pass over McAllen, Texas.AmazonA little over a month after launch, Amazon o [...]
FAA clears SpaceX to launch second Starship flight
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | [...]
SpaceX Starship second launch possible this week, CEO Elon Musk says
Starship launches for the first time on its Super Heavy booster from Texas on April 20, 2023.SpaceXSpaceX is pushing hard to launch the second spacefl [...]
Weight loss drug Wegovy slashes risk of serious heart complications
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan an [...]