medicine
A Man With HIV Went to Fix His Blood. He Left Cured of Both.
Posted in Medicine, Science on 7th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Rare cases like this one are more than medical curiosities. Each successful cure offers a window into how HIV behaves, where it hides, and what conditions are needed to eliminate it.
AI Just Outdiagnosed Doctors in the Emergency Room
Posted in Medicine, Software on 7th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
The goal isn't human versus machine, it's understanding how AI can work alongside clinicians, and whether doing so improves care or introduces new risks.
Could Genetically Engineered Brain Cells Be the Key to Beating Alzheimer's?
Posted in Medicine, Science on 6th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Alzheimer's has beaten every treatment thrown at it for a hundred years. That record won't be broken easily. But engineering the brain to clean itself up from the inside is a meaningfully different kind of attack, and one that, for the first time in a while, feels genuinely worth watching.
Your Brain Doesn't Build Imagination, It Sculpts It
Posted in Science on 4th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
It's a strangely beautiful idea: that every image you've ever conjured in your mind was already there, waiting in the noise, and all your brain had to do was learn to listen for it.
Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Apr, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Scientists are actively investigating a range of suspects, ultra-processed foods, "forever chemicals" (PFAS), antibiotic use, air pollution, gut bacteria, and even weedkillers have all been proposed.