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Antonio Rapuano got an infusion of a monoclonal antibody to treat his COVID in Albano, Italy in 2021. Such infusions have been effective treatments for COVID during the pandemic, but doctors are now finding that most monoclonal antibodies no longer work against new variants of SARS-CoV-2.

How monoclonal antibodies lost the fight with new COVID variants

The treatments were highly popular earlier in the pandemic. One by one, they got knocked out by more convenient, less expensive treatment options, and new COVID variants.

William Schief, professor of immunology and microbiology at Scripps Research, is down in his lab with an unidentified lab assistant in an undated photo.

First clinical trial of possible HIV vaccine shows promising results

Scientists at San Diego’s Scripps Research start identifying antibodies that could stop the very complex virus that gives people AIDS.

An image of the Carina Nebula captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope.

This app compares Hubble and Webb images — the differences are astronomical

Software developer John Christensen coded an app to show you just how far NASA innovation has come since Hubble.

Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco. The company's latest change will make it harder to researchers to study the platform.

Twitter's new data access rules will make social media research harder

Twitter will start charging users for downloading and uploading data. Everything from bots giving out earthquake alerts to ambitious research about how misinformation spreads could be affected.

A participant in a trial at Washington University in St. Louis. relaxes after receiving a dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic drug.

After decades of reluctance, the VA is studying psychedelic drugs for PTSD and other disorders

Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resuming that work.

President Biden holds a semiconductor chip in this 2021 file photo. The White House is working out how to spend $52 billion that Congress has provided to spur U.S. chip manufacturing plants.

Biden has $52 billion for semiconductors. Today, work begins to spend that windfall

President Biden is touting new semiconductor investments in New York today. Back at the White House, a new team is meeting with cabinet members to work out how to spend $52 billion from Congress.

"I like the rug. It brings the room together." Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Tess (Anna Torv) in HBO's <em>The Last of Us.</em>

At the end of humanity, 'The Last of Us' locates what makes us human

Like the video game it's based on, the HBO series about a mutated fungi that destroys civilization spotlights the connections between its compelling characters, not the monsters they face.

This safety-net hospital doctor treats mostly uninsured and undocumented patients

Many of Ricardo Nuila's patients at Houston's Ben Taub Hospital are dealing with serious illnesses as a result of not being able to access basic preventive care. His new book is The People's Hospital.

Startup companies say that new programs similar to ChatGPT could complete doctors' paperwork for them. But some experts worry that inherent bias and a tendency to fabricate facts could lead to errors.

Doctors are drowning in paperwork. Some companies claim AI can help

New startups believe chatbot technology could help reduce the burden on physicians. But some academics warn bias and errors could hurt patients.

Zoom CEO and founder Eric Yuan speaks before the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony in April 2019. The company saw rapid growth during the pandemic but is now laying off about 15% of its workforce.

Zoom is the latest tech firm to announce layoffs, and its CEO will take a 98% pay cut

Zoom, a hallmark of pandemic life, is laying off some 1,300 employees, or about 15% of its workforce. CEO Eric Yuan said he and other executives will take pay cuts and forgo bonuses.

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