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(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.)By Nancy LapidJan 14 (Reuters) – An experimental treatment significantly improves the quality of human eggs and increases the proportion that can be used for in vitro fertilization, researchers reported at the Fertility 2026 conference in the UK.In lab experiments, the treatment raised the proportion of viable eggs from about 47% to 71%, manufacturer Ovo Labs GmbH in Munich said in a press release.If the treatment proves effective in actual assisted reproduction procedures, it could lead to an additional million babies being…
In 2025, Grindr launched a medication side hustle. The company’s internal product strategy roadmap shows its ambition to launch other DTC offerings and scale them into meaningful moneymakers.Grindr plans to create multiple new direct-to-consumer businesses, according to a product strategy plan obtained by Business Insider. Its goal is to scale up four successful DTC businesses each earning between $15 and $30 million in revenue in 2028.”Our users have significant disposable income and are spending it on DTC products and services elsewhere — e.g., medications; wellness and fitness products; luxury experiences; travel; networking,” the document reads.”We are creating new business lines…
Elon Musk has a Valentine’s Day present for Tesla owners: another subscription.The billionaire said on Wednesday that Tesla will stop making its Full Self-Driving feature available as a one-off purchase and will only offer the assisted driving software as a subscription service.”Tesla will stop selling FSD after Feb 14. FSD will only be available as a monthly subscription thereafter,” the Tesla CEO wrote in a post on X.Tesla owners currently have the option to buy FSD for $8,000 or pay $99 a month to access the service.It comes as the company struggles to get customers to pay for the technology, which Musk has…
Legal bills from outside law firms are some of the biggest checks companies write each year. Artificial intelligence is suddenly giving in-house lawyers a way to shrink those costs.When Doug Mandell, the general counsel of chatbot-maker Inflection AI, was working on a new data security policy, he turned to a tool from the legal AI startup GC AI. It chewed through his notes and background material and spit out a draft policy. Mandell then workshopped it in Google Docs before sending it to an outside law firm for review.Before he had the tool, Mandell said, he would email outside counsel…
Silicon Valley is raising its standards for talent.Adrien Friggeri spent over a decade combined at Meta — including back when it was called Facebook — with stints at Michael Bloomberg’s Hawkfish and Clubhouse as well. Now, he works as a partner software engineer at Microsoft, according to his LinkedIn profile.The consequences of underperforming are “more drastic” now than they were 10 years ago, Friggeri said on “The Peterman Pod.”In an email to Business Insider, Friggeri wrote that there is less “organizational ‘slack'” and higher expectations for tech employees.”That means performance gaps are identified and addressed faster, and if someone is…
By Andrew SilverSHANGHAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) – BGI Genomics and Roche Diagnostics have rolled out tests for Alzheimer’s disease in China, the companies said, in an effort to expand access to easier-to-use diagnosis and monitoring choices for patients with the brain-wasting condition.In a statement, BGI Genomics said doctors are using a blood test it developed as an auxiliary tool in Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Wuhan to evaluate the disease’s progression and the risk of onset.Switzerland’s Roche also said in a statement that its team in China was working with a local regulatory authority to make its own test measuring pTau181,…
Newly released federal dietary guidelines for Americans call for fewer ultra-processed foods, but some public health experts are concerned that a lack of information around definitions for such foods could pose possible barriers for both the policies and informed consumption decisions.”In short, we are asking individuals to eat less of nearly 70% of the food supply without giving them the tools, clarity, or systemic support to do so, and without confronting the economic and marketing forces that keep ultra-processed foods at the center of the American diet,” Alexina Cather, director of policy and special projects for the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center, told ABC News.The updated guidelines, released Jan. 7 by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
If your goal is to be healthier in 2026, you don’t have to overhaul your habits, follow a strict diet or spend hours at the gym.Taking baby steps to collectively improve three of the most important behaviors — sleep, exercise and nutrition — may not only boost health but also lengthen your life, new research shows.The changes could be as basic as a few extra minutes of sleep per night, plus a few more vegetables or grains and a few extra minutes of exercise per day.Scientists at the University of Sydney in Australia analyzed the behaviors of more than 59,000…
If your goal is to be healthier in 2026, you don’t have to overhaul your habits, follow a strict diet or spend hours at the gym.Taking baby steps to collectively improve three of the most important behaviors — sleep, exercise and nutrition — may not only boost health but also lengthen your life, new research shows.The changes could be as basic as a few extra minutes of sleep per night, plus a few more vegetables or grains and a few extra minutes of exercise per day.Scientists at the University of Sydney in Australia analyzed the behaviors of more than 59,000…
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee who have challenged broad medical consensus on vaccines and antidepressants in pregnancy.Kennedy on Tuesday announced he is adding two obstetrician-gynecologists to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the body that recommends to the CDC who should get certain vaccines. They join 11 other members selected by Kennedy after he fired the previous panel of experts in June.The newest appointees are Dr. Adam Urato, who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine and has practiced at Boston-area hospitals;…