William A. Haseltine, Contributor

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What Are Our Eyes Telling Us?

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece starts a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision.

An Automated Solution: Simplifying Diabetes Control With The iLet Bionic Pancreas

A recently FDA-approved insulin pump automatically adjusts insulin levels for the user without the need for carbohydrate counting.

Too Hot To Handle: Restoring Thermal Sensation To Upper-Limb Amputees

Researchers have developed a noninvasive wearable device to restore thermal sensation to upper-limb amputees.

At Last, People Can Believe Your Pain

A recent paper published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that we may finally be able to measure pain severity simply through our brainwaves.

Gut Problems? This Long Noncoding RNA May Be To Blame

The human body, much like a worm, is simply a large tube transporting food from one end to the other.

Restoring The Sense Of Touch: Advances In Artificial Skin Technology

Advances in haptic skin may restore the sense of touch to those who have lost limbs or touch sensation.

Adapted SynNotch, A New Generation Of Flexible And Controllable CAR T Therapies (Part 3)

This is the final installment in our series on alternate CAR T therapies—specifically synNotch cells—using universal adaptors.

How One Man’s Rare Alzheimer’s Mutation Delayed The Onset Of Disease

Researchers in Colombia have identified a genetic mutation that may protect individuals from symptoms of dementia in Alzheimer’s disease.

Does The Hepatitis D Genome Encode Proteins From Both The “Plus” And “Minus” Strands?

Hepatitis D Virus encodes two known proteins. Both are produced from genes in the “minus” strand; might the “plus” strand also encode proteins?

Does The Hepatitis D Genome Encode Proteins From Both The “Plus” And “Minus” Strands?

Hepatitis D Virus encodes two known proteins. Both are produced from genes in the “minus” strand; might the “plus” strand also encode proteins?