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The startup CEO who was fired for taking LSD before an investor meeting is now suing his former employer for alleged ableist and racist discrimination.

Micro-D'oh!

Would you be comfortable with your CEO taking acid on the job?

Former CEO Sues Company That Fired Him for Microdosing LSD in an Investor Meeting

Hemgenix is the latest form of a gene therapy drug to be approved by the FDA, and it's now the most expensive drug in the world. Too expensive.

Bleed You Dry

Treatments

The latest breakthrough in gene therapies for hemophilia comes in the form of the most expensive drug in the world.

18-Year-Old Patient Says $3.5 Million Hemophilia Drug He Needs Seems a "Little Steep"

One guy took more than 40,000 ecstasty pills over the course of nine years and lived to tell the tale — and his story has become a cautionary party legend.

No More Molly

Neuroscience/Brain Science

"He was unable to move for several weeks and had tunnel vision."

Doctors Fascinated by Man Who Took 40,000 Ecstasy Pills and Experienced Years of Terrible Symptoms

Huge motorcycle rallies may indeed be as dangerous as they look, but according to a new study, one biker's loss is another's gain.

Organ About It

Studies

There's a macabre benefit to those in need of organ transplants.

So Many People Die at Motorcycle Rallies That Organ Donations Spike

An experimental HIV vaccine has intrigued scientists after they found it was able to generate antibodies against the deadly virus in 35 out of 36 people.

HIV Vaccine

"We’re far from using this as a vaccine, but this is very exciting science."

Scientists Hopeful About Promising Results From HIV Vaccine

During a show and tell, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off what his brain computer interface (BCI) startup Neuralink has been working on.

Brain Typing

Devices

We can't tell if we should be impressed or not.

Elon Musk Shows Off Monkey That Can Type With Brain Implant Instead of Typewriter

Stanford University is circling the wagons around its president after student journalists uncovered serious allegations of scientific misconduct.

Beating The Allegations

Developments

There are "serious problems" with this dude's work, one expert said. 

Student Journalists Expose Claims of Scientific Misconduct Against Stanford's President

Brian "Liver King" Johnson, a caveman bodybuilder who has risen to fame online for eating raw animal liver on Instagram, has been accused of using steroids.

Drug De-Liver-y

"Least surprising fitness scandal."

Raw Liver Eating Bodybuilder Accused of Injecting Himself With $11,000 Worth of Steroids Every Month

Scientists in China claim to have genetically modified tobacco plants to be able to produce cocaine — but don't get too excited just yet, kids.

Did Kate Moss Do This

Party plant!

Scientists Gene Hack Random Plant to Grow Cocaine

A couple in Portland recently welcomed their twin son and daughter that were born from donated embryos that were frozen 30 years ago in 1992. 

Geriatric Millennials

"It doesn’t seem like a sperm or an egg or embryo stored in liquid nitrogen ever experiences time."

Twins Born From Donated Embryos That Were Frozen in 1992

Brain-controlled wheelchairs using a noninvasive a non-invasive interface allowed several paralyzed patients to control wheelchairs with up to 98% accuracy.

Think It, Do It

"If we train people sufficiently long, they can achieve a certain level of control of a sophisticated device like these brain-controlled wheelchairs."

Paralyzed People Successfully Test Brain-Controlled Electric Wheelchairs

While shooting his new TV show, Chris Hemsworth underwent genetic testing that revealed he was carrying two copies of a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's.

Health Revelation

"The reality of it sinks in. Your own mortality."

Chris Hemsworth Reveals Grim Genetic Test Results, Will Take Break From Acting

Researchers have come up with a vaccine that can block the effects fentanyl has on the brain in mice, which is being hailed as a "game changer."

Cutting the High

Researchers are calling the "breakthrough discovery" a "game changer."

New Vaccine Blocks Fentanyl in Brains of Rats

Ozempic, the viral TikTok weight loss drug, is so popular that its creator has declared a shortage — wreaking havoc on the lives of actual diabetics.

Put That Down

"People need it for medical conditions, and pharmacies are out of it."

So Many People Are Using a Diabetes Drug for Weight Loss That Actual Diabetics Are Having Trouble Getting It

Jay Weinberg, the drummer of Slipknot, one of the biggest metal bands in the world, cautions his fans to wear earplugs to shows to protecting their hearing.

Hear, Hear!

"I don't go to a single show without wearing earplugs."

Slipknot Drummer Warns of Hearing Damage From Loud Music

In spite of allegations of workplace polyamory, it appears that FTX's in-house psychiatrist didn't think the people involved we having enough sex.

Undersexed

"They were undersexed, if anything."

FTX's In-House Psychiatrist Says Employees Weren't Having Enough Sex, Actually

Sperm counts appear to be declining all over the planet— and some scientists think it could be yet another mortal threat to our survival as a species. 

Shy Swimmers

"Our findings serve as a canary in a coal mine."

Scientists Say Massive Drop in Sperm Count Could "Threaten Mankind’s Survival”

You go to the gym, you pick things up. But maybe, as the second half of the famous quote goes, the focus should really be on putting them down.

I Pick Things Up and Put Them Down

Wanna cut your workout time in half?

Scientists Find That Lifting Weights Offers No Benefit Over Simply Lowering Them

Uganda has officially become a spacefaring nation — and its newly-launched satellite has tech that can 3D print human tissue on board.

Bioprinting Bonanza 

Okay, that's pretty cool.

Uganda's New Satellite Contains Equipment to 3D Print Human Tissue in Orbit

researchers claim in a study published last month in Cells Report Physical Sciences that they've developed a way to charge the implants solely through breathing movements — potentially making them completely self-sufficient.

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