Brain navigation study reveals function of an unconventional electrical-signaling mode in neurons

Navigating the world is no mean feat, especially when the world pushes back. For instance, airflow hitting a fly on its right side can, after a turn, become a headwind. To stay on course, the fly's ...
American Lung Association

The Importance of Pulmonary Function Tests

Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...
Fierce Healthcare

Function Health lands $300M, rolls out 'medical intelligence' AI model for health data

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 ...
STAT

Function Health has won over consumers. When will it publish evidence?

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 ...
TechCrunch

Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...
STAT

Wellness startup Function Health raises $300 million as consumer lab testing picks up steam

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 ...
New Scientist

Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing

Does quantum mechanics really reflect nature in its truest form, or is it just our imprecise way of describing the weird properties of the very small? A famous test that can help answer this question ...
Computerworld

Security patch or self-inflicted DDoS? Microsoft update knocks out key enterprise functions

An October 2025 Microsoft Windows security update is wreaking havoc on enterprises, impacting multiple systems with bugs ranging from annoying to showstopper. The update in KB5066835 was intended to ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Certain Windows 365 Copilot users now have access to a new feature in Excel that lets you use Microsoft's Copilot AI to generate formulas, but you might want to be careful how you use it. Microsoft is ...
PC World

There wasn’t enough Copilot in Excel, so Microsoft added more

If you’re just dying to talk to Copilot within Excel, good news: Copilot is now a traditional Excel function within Excel for Windows and the Mac. But wait, you say. Copilot is already in Excel! For ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Could NASA Function Without Elon Musk?

Of all the threats that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk hurled at one another as their alliance fell apart, those targeting Musk’s contracts with the US government have the potential to do the ...