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 ...

Man, 27, Dies 2 Days After Skate Park Incident That Marked His First Time Using a BMX Bike

Sam Inwood crashed and fell off his bike and died days later, after he initially refused to go to the hospital after the ...
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 ...

For the First Time, Human Brain Cells Are Growing Inside Rats. What Happens Next?

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...
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 ...

Scientist using dogs in controversial study explains for the first time what was going on

The lead scientist at the centre of a controversial cardiac study performed on dogs is defending the importance of his work ...
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

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 ...
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 ...