NPR

A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder

For the first time, doctors have treated a baby born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder with a gene-editing therapy scientists tailored to specifically repair his unique mutation. The baby ...
Forbes

This Next Generation IVF Startup Facilitated The Birth Of A Baby For The First Time

Many founders joke that their companies are like their “baby.” But for Dina Radenkovic, that took on a whole new meaning on December 7 when the first baby conceived using her company’s in-vitro ...
Business Wire

Jupiter Endovascular Announces First U.S. Patient Treated With Vertex Pulmonary Embolectomy System Using Endoportal Control

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jupiter Endovascular, Inc., a medical technology startup developing a new class of endovascular procedures using Endoportal Control™, announced today that the ...
UPI

Austrian researchers document first case of a cow using a tool

Jan. 20 (UPI) --Researchers in Austria detailed the unusual case of the first cow to be documented using tools -- specifically, sticks and brushes she uses to scratch herself. The team from the ...
Yahoo

Scientists build first breathing ‘lung-on-chip’ model using only one person’s cells

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time, a breathing lung model has been made using cells from only one person. Announced on January 1, the development ...
CNBC

Dexcom launches first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor. Here's what it's like

Dexcom launched its first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor called Stelo on Monday. Users can buy a one-month supply online for $99, or sign up for an ongoing subscription at $89 a month.
Forbes

First Time Flying First Class? Here’s Everything You Need To Look Like A Regular

First-class fliers have a code. It’s subtle and usually comes with a glass of champagne. If you want fit in before you fall flat in a sea of stares, learn the unspoken rules—lest you mistake the amuse ...
CNN

Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...
Business Wire

Synchron Debuts First Thought-Controlled iPad Experience Using Apple’s New BCI Human Interface Device Protocol

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synchron, a category-defining brain-computer interface (BCI) company, today released the first-ever public demonstration of an individual using an iPad controlled entirely ...