Category: Research

A.I. Offers Hope for Men With Infertility, Spotting ‘Hidden’ Sperm

The New York Times – On the Runway:
New technology may make it easier for men with extremely low sperm counts to have biological children.
Dr. Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61

The New York Times – On the Runway:
She challenged the conventional view that a majority of head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
An Invasive Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.
Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist

The New York Times – Music:
Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.
A.I. ‘Employees’ Might Disrupt Work in Unexpected Ways

The New York Times – Business:
Scholars say the “unknown unknowns” of using artificial intelligence in the workplace may be undermining the technology’s advertised benefits.
Medical Journal Retracts Study Claiming Cancer Therapy Is More Effective When Given in the Morning

The New York Times – Business:
In a notice flagging a series of problems with a clinical trial, the journal Nature Medicine said its editors “no longer have confidence in the integrity of the results.”
KFF’s Chief Executive to Retire

The New York Times – Business:
Drew Altman, who transformed KFF from a little-known family foundation to a major source of U.S. health policy research, will step down at the end of the year.
Some Medicare Patients Can Now Get Free CBD

The New York Times – Business:
The Trump administration has authorized a test program to see if the cannabis compound can ease some symptoms and reduce health care costs among older patients.
Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.

The New York Times – Business:
Stardust Solutions says its tiny spheres can reflect the sun’s rays without harming people or the environment. Critics say private companies have no business altering Earth’s atmosphere.
How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough

The New York Times – Business:
The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here’s how scientists discovered it.
Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence

The New York Times – Business:
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.
American Factories Lag in Adopting A.I. This Drugmaker Is an Exception.

The New York Times – Business:
A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the U.S. recognized for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.