Gain-of-function research (GOFR) refers to the serial passaging of microorganisms to increase their transmissibility, virulence, immunogenicity, and host tropism by applying selective pressure to a ...

Function Health, a startup that offers lab testing and body scans for early disease detection, scored nearly $300 million in series B funding, boosting its valuation to $2.5 billion. Redpoint Ventures ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

Journal Editorial Report: The Fed Chief signals rate cuts are coming. As we saw during the Covid pandemic, lab-created experiments can wreak havoc when they escape their confines. Once released, they ...

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Function Health said it acquired full-body MRI scanning company Ezra. Function offers a $499 annual subscription where members complete more than 160 blood tests and track their results over time.

Function Health, a preventive health and longevity startup, acquired Ezra to integrate Function’s lab testing capabilities with the company’s artificial-intelligence-powered full-body scans, combining ...

The clitoris is the sensitive area located on the top of your vulva. Touching this area of your body can make you feel sexually aroused and lead to climax, or an orgasm. On the outside, it looks like ...

Food gives us energy, but just as important, it delivers vitamins and minerals. There is essentially no bodily function that doesn’t depend on at least one of these compounds, roughly 30 of which are ...

Your heart is a muscular organ that helps circulate your blood, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. There are four chambers and four valves in your heart, and each ensures proper ...