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TB vaccine from the 1920s shows promise in diabetes trial
(Nature) – The shot reduced insulin use for people with type 1 diabetes and another autoimmune condition.
A century-old vaccine against tuberculosis helps to regulate blood sugar in people with… bioethics.com/archives/10305…
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The Changing Face of Stage 4 Cancer: No Cure, but Years to Live
(NYT) – Thanks to new treatments, some patients with the disease are living longer — leaving them in limbo for years.
Twenty years ago, the words “Stage 4” almost invariably meant “end of… bioethics.com/archives/10304…
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Can Anyone Meaningfully Opt-Out of an AI-Driven Future?
(Data & Society) – Messaging from Silicon Valley about the omnipresence of AI in everything from our jobs to our personal decisions tells us it’s only a matter of time before AI agents supplant th… bioethics.com/archives/10304…
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Christians Debate Drugs vs. Discipline in the Age of Ozempic
(CT) – As GLP-1s become widely used for weight loss, Christians are split on whether they’re useful medications or spiritual shortcuts.
The wellness industry and influencer world are shiftin… bioethics.com/archives/10304…
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Raising Dementia Awareness, One Black Church at a Time
(NYT) – Faith and science are coming together to reduce stigma and improve care in the African American community.
Roughly one in five Black Americans 65 and older has Alzheimer’s, compared with o… bioethics.com/archives/10304…
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Psychology Is No Longer Alone
(Psychology Today) – Psychology has built itself around a particular subject: the human, studied as a bounded unit. What sits at most desks now is a human-plus-machine pair, performing tasks neither member could perform al… bioethics.com/archives/10307…
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I advise the Vatican and the UN on AI — don’t dismiss the Pope’s message as theology
(Nature) – The papal letter goes beyond a religious document and diagnoses a failure in AI governance that the scientific community should heed.
On 15 May, Pope Leo X… bioethics.com/archives/10306…
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Inside the wellness world’s healthiest rave, where biohackers partied with functional drinks and high-tech recovery tools
(New York Post) – They were too busy partying like immortality could wait — which, oddly enough, may be part of the secret they tr… bioethics.com/archives/10304…
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OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.’s meddling
(Ars Technica) – Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule.
ACOG’s 2026 Maternal Immunization Schedule differs most significantly from the CDC’… bioethics.com/archives/10303…
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Illinois medical-aid-in-dying law faces federal lawsuit from disabled patients, doctors before September start
(Chicago Tribune) – A federal lawsuit filed Thursday challenges a new Illinois law set to go into effect in September that would allow doctor… bioethics.com/archives/10303…
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Why “reprogramming” is the buzziest approach to reversing aging right now
(MIT Technology Review) – Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related diseases, announced that it had dosed its first volunteer. A per… bioethics.com/archives/10303…
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Ukraine’s defence AI chief predicts ‘new paradigm’ of warfare
(Reuters) – Warfare in Ukraine and beyond faces a paradigm shift in the coming years as artificial intelligence systems integrate into unified networks that speed up decisions on the battl… bioethics.com/archives/10303…
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Better Sex, Better Hair, Better Sleep: ‘Humanmaxxing’ Is Here
(Interesting Times at NYT) – The biotech billionaire who wants to rebuild your body and blow your mind.
We can enhance athletic performance, lose weight with a pill and even take psychedeli… bioethics.com/archives/10302…
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World-first: therapy to make cells young again trialled in a person
(Nature) – A participant in a landmark clinical trial has been given a cellular-reprogramming treatment that aims to rejuvenate damaged cells in the eye.
Test time has arrived: the fi… bioethics.com/archives/10302…
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Wearables, and the flood of data they generate, inch closer to entering the clinic
(STAT News) – A major selling point for wearable devices is the promise that they’ll help identify hidden health conditions before they lead to major harm. But a nagging… bioethics.com/archives/10302…
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You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off
(New Scientist) – Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity stimulated while they were awake, and the researchers plan to test the approach on … bioethics.com/archives/10300…
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Who Will Actually Thrive in the Hybrid A.I.-Human Work Force
(NYT) – A panel of experts explains how job seekers should prepare for the future of work.
If you’re a college student today — or, arguably, any worker confronting this uncertain landscape —… bioethics.com/archives/10300…
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The Missing Middle in the Abortion Debate
(NYT) – Many Texans may think both that the state’s abortion ban is too harsh and that the Democrats’ alternative is also extreme.
Texas Democrats’ failure to calibrate on abortion serves as a microcosm for wh… bioethics.com/archives/10302…
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FDA approves new sunscreen ingredient used for years in Europe and Asia
(CNN) – For the first time in 20 years, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient — bemotrizinol, or BEMT — that experts say is a safer option than ma… bioethics.com/archives/10302…
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Momfluencers Are Pitching AI as a Better ‘Coparent’ Than Men
(Wired) – Moms are outsourcing tedious household tasks to ChatGPT and selling courses teaching others to do the same. Where are all the dads?
Schmidt is one of a growing cohort of women bran… bioethics.com/archives/10299…
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