In the Lab

Putting the latest scientific research under the microscope

Interacting chromatin chains
Biotech

Startup unwinds the role of chromatin to target epigenetic changes in cancer

By Elizabeth Cooney

In the Lab

A new microscope spies the raucous beauty within living cells

By Jeffery DelViscio

human skin cells
In the Lab

Scientists created neurons from people who are extremely overweight. Is this the future of personalized obesity treatment?

By Megha Satyanarayana

In the Lab

Scientists create a biomedical tattoo to monitor for a sign of cancer

By Megan Thielking

Organ transplant
In the Lab

A ‘breakthrough in organ preservation’: Study shows keeping livers warm helps preserve them for transplant

By Eric Boodman

Mouse in NYC
In the Lab

Germs carried by New York’s mice are plentiful, and some have antibiotic-resistance genes

By Andrew Joseph

Mouse Brain Organoid
In the Lab

Miniature human brains grow for months when implanted in mice skulls

By Sharon Begley

UT Health Medical School
In the Lab

In a bid to promote stem cell therapies, health officials open a new door for promising contenders

By Andrew Joseph

Business

Do you want to turn your bathroom into a medical lab?

By Scott Kirsner — Boston Globe

Melanoma tissue specimen
In the Lab

Scientists pinpoint a possible reason why melanoma doesn’t respond to cancer drugs

By Megan Thielking

In the Lab

A giant gorilla and a winged wolf: Does ‘Rampage’ get the science of CRISPR right?

By Megan Thielking and Andrew Joseph

Zika Virus
In the Lab

Study suggests risk of sexual transmission of Zika may dissipate quickly

By Helen Branswell

Aspirin
In the Lab

Cancer surgery can awaken tumor cells, but in mice a cheap pill stops metastasis

By Sharon Begley

Crispr and the brain
In the Lab

Scientists are thinking the unthinkable: CRISPR might one day reverse devastating brain diseases

By Sharon Begley

Victor Gurewich
In the Lab

At 88, this doctor won’t give up on a long-ignored treatment for strokes and heart attacks

By Karen Weintraub

Zika brain scan
Health

Monkey study suggests Zika infection in infancy could cause brain damage

By Helen Branswell

Data
In the Lab

Experts challenge digital health developers to show value in an often-hyped field

By Andrew Joseph

Fecal micrograph Wargo
In the Lab

How gut bacteria impact cancer treatment: Meet the STAT Madness 2018 editors’ pick

By Eric Boodman

STAT MADNESS
In the Lab

Rebuilding dying hearts: Meet the STAT Madness 2018 crowd favorite

By Elizabeth Cooney

CRISPR
In the Lab

CRISPR paper that sent stocks tumbling is retracted

By Meghana Keshavan

UCLA Central Campus
Pharma

Students push UCLA to improve access to a cancer drug developed by its scientists

By Elizabeth Cooney

Duke cancer/stomach cells
In the Lab

Scientists find mini gastrointestinal tract growing inside tumor

By Meghana Keshavan

Wyss Immunotherapy - PLG Scaffold
In the Lab

Cancer immunotherapy implants get boost by Novartis licensing

By Elizabeth Cooney

Mouse running
In the Lab

A dietary supplement makes old mice youthful. But will it work in people?

By Sharon Begley

New Brain Scanner
Health

Worn like a helmet, a new brain scanner aims to make it easier to treat kids with epilepsy

By Megan Thielking

Lab chat screen shot
In the Lab

Scientists trick the brain into sensing the movement of a prosthetic

By Megan Thielking

Thomas Jessell
In the Lab

Columbia’s dismissal of prominent neuroscientist prompts demand for answers

By Sharon Begley and Andrew Joseph

Dietary fiber
In the Lab

For diabetics, a high-fiber diet feeds gut microbes, lowering blood sugar

By Meghana Keshavan

USING ORIGAMI TO BEAT METASTASIZED CANCER
In the Lab

These scientific images are both research tools and works of art

By Lisa Raffensperger

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