The Friday Five covers five stories in research that you may have missed this week. There are plenty of controversies and troubling ethical issues in science – and we get into many of them in our online magazine – but this news roundup focuses on scientific creativity and progress to give you a therapeutic dose of inspiration headed into the weekend.Here are the promising studies covered in this week's Friday Five:- Reprogram cells to a younger state- Pick up this sport for brain health - Do all mental illnesses have the same underlying cause?- New test could diagnose autism in newborns- Scientists 3D print an ear and attach it to womanLeaps.org is a not-for-profit initiative that publishes award-winning journalism, popularizes scientific progress on social media, and hosts events about bioethics and the future of humanity. Visit the platform at www.leaps.org. Podcast host Matt Fuchs is editor-in-chief of Leaps.org.