Health

November 17, 2025

Nike Announces World’s First Powered Footwear To Help People Walk Faster and Farther

As an activewear company, Nike has been at the forefront of athletic apparel and footwear for several decades now, and they continue to innovate as technology moves forward. Their latest endeavor, called Project Amplify, goes a step further. Bringing robotics into the equation, Project Amplify is lauded as the world’s first powered footwear system for running and walking, allowing users to go faster and farther with less effort.

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November 5, 2025

New Study Finds That Early Exposure to Peanuts Helped 60,000 Children Avoid Allergies

In the United States alone, some 8% of children have a food allergy, including more than 2% with a peanut allergy. In 2015, however, researchers suggested that peanut allergies could be prevented in babies and young children through early exposure, debunking the belief that introducing the nut too soon would inevitably lead to a life-long allergy. By 2017, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

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September 29, 2025

Doctors Have Successfully Treated Huntington’s Disease for the First Time

A genetic degenerative condition called Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time in England. This massive breakthrough is a turning point in the fight against Huntington’s disease, and offers hope to thousands of families who have long faced the disease with no options for treatment. Huntington’s disease is an inherited condition that progressively kills brain cells and affects neurological activity.

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September 11, 2025

High Schooler Develops an Affordable Way To Filter Microplastics From Drinking Water

This past spring, high school student Mia Heller received a special award during the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Ohio. Distributed by the Patent and Trademark Office Society (PTOS), the $500 prize recognized Heller’s achievement in water filtration technology, which focused on removing microplastics from water without the high price tag. According to her project summary, Heller’s filtration system incorporated ferrofluid, a carrier liquid containing magnetic particles.

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