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March 29, 2024

After a controversial Alzheimer’s medication was discontinued, a new anti-amyloid drug receives extra scrutiny from the FDA. Plus, a new analysis finds that more viruses spread from humans to animals than from animals to humans. And, the science advisor for the Netflix adaptation of “The 3 Body Problem” breaks down the physics in the show.

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