Pulled oats to take bite out of meat substitute market

A Finnish food start-up has developed a meat substitute food product they call "pulled oats", a plant-based product made of oats and beans. Matthew Stock reports.

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New findings could boost type 1 diabetes treatment

New findings suggesting that children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before the age of seven have a very different form of the disease could lead to new ways of treating it, potentially including a vaccine. Jim Drury reports.

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Electric brain stimulation patch could treat PTSD

A new study at UCLA has found that a brain stimulation patch, worn on the forehead while the patient sleeps, can significantly reduce symptoms in people with PTSD. Nathan Frandino reports.

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100-year-old dye a potential weapon against cancer

Little-known Provectus Biopharmaceuticals is developing a cancer treatment out of a cheap and easy to manufacture industrial chemical that could, if successful, represent a major advance in treating melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.

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Astronaut Scott Kelly reflects after 11 months in space

U.S. Astronaut Scott Kelly says he feels like he's been "camping for a year" after nearly 12 months without running water aboard the International Space Station. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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Apple, FBI case not 'trailblazer' for legal precedent: FBI chief

FBI Director James Comey says the case involving a court order demanding Apple help the FBI unlock the iPhone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters is "unlikely to be a trailblazer" for setting a legal precedent in future cases. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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Astronaut Scott Kelly reflects after 11 months in space

U.S. Astronaut Scott Kelly says he feels like he's been "camping for a year" after nearly 12 months without running water aboard the International Space Station. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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World's first thermal imaging phone camera

What's been billed as the world's first thermal imaging phone has gone on display at the Mobile World Congress. Jim Drury reports.

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Snake-hunting secretary bird has killer kick

Scientists are studying the snake-hunting ability of the secretary bird from sub-Saharan Africa, which can kick a snake to death with a force five times its own body weight. Matthew Stock reports.

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Ape in space with NASA

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly posts a video of himself in a monkey costume chasing one of his crewmates around the space station. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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