Enlarge this image Another round of COVID-19 vaccines is on the way. The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines from Pfizer and…

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Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant
by Rob Stein September 5, 2023Enlarge this image Lab data suggests the new COVID-19 booster shots should protect against a variant that concerns scientists. The boosters should…
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Enlarge this image When people listen to the same song, their brain waves can synchronize. It’s one way that music creates a…
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Enlarge this image Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are ticking up. But even if illnesses keep rising, it appears unlikely that they will hit…
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NPR’s Weekly Dose of Wonder explores the wonder of music in this installment. The wonder of music was last modified: August 3rd,…
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Startup aims to make lab-grown human eggs, transforming options for creating families
by Rob Stein July 15, 2023Enlarge this image Conception’s chief scientific officer, Pablo Hurtado, examines very early primordial germ cells under a microscope in a company lab…
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy to treat the most common form of muscular dystrophy. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images…
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Creating a sperm or egg from any cell? Reproduction revolution on the horizon
by Rob Stein May 27, 2023Enlarge this image A clinician prepares cells for in vitro fertilization, or IVF, the treatment for infertility. In the future, it could…