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Tiny 'hearts' self-assemble in lab dishes and even beat like the real thing
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The new heart organoids offer a unique way to study early human development.
Pigs can breathe through their butts. Can humans?
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Assuming humans can also breathe with their intestines, the finding may have clinical applications.
MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD one step closer to FDA approval
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Barring results from an additional trial, the treatment could be approved within a few years.
Part-human, part-monkey embryos grown in lab dishes
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The advance brings up some ethical questions.
A woman's debilitating chronic itch disappeared after she started using marijuana
By Nicoletta Lanese published
"These findings are promising, but randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm the results," her doctors said.
Rare autoimmune disorder caused a woman's nose to collapse
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The bridge of the woman's nose collapsed and a hole formed in her septum.
'First complete models' of a human embryo made in the lab
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The model embryos could shed light on early human development.
Microdosing with 'shrooms or LSD no better than placebo, study finds
By Rachael Rettner published
The study had a unique design in which participants were "self blinded."
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