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Putting the latest scientific research under the microscope

red lungs
In the Lab

Connecting donated human lungs to pigs repaired damage to the organs, scientists report

By Elizabeth Cooney

Mouse exercise
In the Lab

How does exercise benefit the aging brain? Transfusing blood from active mice into sedentary ones suggests an answer

By Theresa Gaffney

red mitochondria
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Gene-editing discovery could point the way toward a ‘holy grail’: cures for mitochondrial diseases

By Sharon Begley

SARS-CoV-2 virus Transmission electron micrograph
In the Lab

About the analysis of Covid-19 clinical trials

By Erin Riglin

Covid Clinical Trials
Exclusive

Data show panic and disorganization dominate the study of Covid-19 drugs

By Matthew Herper and Erin Riglin

HIV Misassembly
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Experimental HIV drug seems effective at a twice-a-year dose, study finds

By Natalya Ortolano

hepatocytes
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In its first tough test, CRISPR base editing slashes cholesterol levels in monkeys

By Sharon Begley

human T cells in culture
Biotech

Engineering a better immunotherapy to outwit cancer — and launch a biotech

By Elizabeth Cooney

Fu-mouse-astrocytes-neurons
In the Lab

A preliminary new method could restore the brain cells Parkinson’s disease patients lost

By Natalya Ortolano

red droplets
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New findings about little-studied cellular compartments could help make chemo more effective

By Elizabeth Cooney

folgers in your cup
In the Lab

By tricking mice into sensing fake smells, scientists decode how the brain recognizes scent

By Juliet Isselbacher

UC Berk_Wheeler Hall
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University of California strikes research access deal with Nature publisher, putting pressure on Elsevier

By Rebecca Robbins

Play
In the Lab

Watch: How some cells serve as unlikely heroes to defend the brain from viral invaders

By Theresa Gaffney

human embryo /human gastruloid
In the Lab

A new embryo-like model could help scientists study the ‘black box’ of early human development

By Natalya Ortolano

MIT Building 10
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Another domino falls: MIT ends negotiations with Elsevier over research access dispute

By Rebecca Robbins

Male and female symbols
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Females are still routinely left out of biomedical research — and ignored in analyses of data

By Elizabeth Cooney

newspaper/journal
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After retractions of two Covid-19 papers, scientists ask what went wrong

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

New research offers hope for a way through the blood-brain barrier, ‘the final frontier for drug delivery’

By Meghana Keshavan

breast tumour spheroid
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Bacteria are widespread in tumors, forming distinct populations depending on the cancer type

By Elizabeth Cooney

3D rat heart
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Scientists 3D-map the ‘little brain of the (rat) heart’

By Elizabeth Cooney

RNA (green)
In the Lab

‘It’s something I have never seen’: How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells

By Sharon Begley

Lopez
Health

Ethics questions swirl around historic Parkinson’s experiment

By Sharon Begley

Parkinson's cell transplant
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A secret experiment revealed: In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson’s with a novel brain cell transplant

By Sharon Begley

purple chromosomes
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New research sheds light on sex imbalances in diseases like schizophrenia and lupus

By Meghana Keshavan

3d pink brain
In the Lab

Using human brain tissue in lab dishes, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

By Sharon Begley

Virginia Coronavirus Testing
Health

New CRISPR-based test for Covid-19 could be a simple, cheap at-home diagnostic, scientists say

By Sharon Begley

blue Tumor+section
In the Lab

Cellular ‘backpacks’ keep immune cells in attack mode against tumors

By Elizabeth Cooney

Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery
In the Lab

Covid-19 has shuttered scientific labs. It could put a generation of researchers at risk

By Justin Chen

3d image of human brain
In the Lab

Researchers develop a non-invasive way to manipulate neurons to study behavior

By Shraddha Chakradhar

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