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Putting the latest scientific research under the microscope

Microdosing illo

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

‘Microdosing’ is touted by ’shroomers and Reddit users. Science is starting to test their claims — and finding some truth

Psilocybin microdoses have no effect on problem-solving and rational thinking but do improve a form of thinking underlying creativity, a study suggests.

Heroin and Fentanyl doses

Health By Allison Bond

Why fentanyl is deadlier than heroin, in a single photo

Thais & Erik

In the Lab By Amitha Kalaichandran

A lucky few seem ‘resistant’ to Covid-19. Scientists want to know why

mammography

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

Does breast density matter for older women’s risk of cancer?

Female Orgasm

Health By Shanoor Seervai

Where does the female orgasm come from? Scientists think they know

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Mike & Blake

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

A new technology, based on a quirk of evolutionary biology, may be the next big thing for CRISPR

pagnon1 HR

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

Discovery of rare mutation in a brain protein adds fuel to debate over cause of Alzheimer’s disease

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Lung cancer scans

In the Lab By Claudia López Lloreda

New immunotherapy approach wiped out tumors in two patients with advanced lung cancer, study reports

Rainbow DNA

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

Scientists plumbing mysterious RNAs in the human genome find a possible treatment for an inherited disorder

miniature women

Health By Claudia López Lloreda

Large study finds genetic signals that might be used to predict early menopause

marsupials

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

In world’s first genetically engineered marsupials, scientists get a fresh window into human biology

Kyushu University mice

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

By creating mouse eggs entirely from scratch, researchers raise the prospect of a futuristic fertility treatment

Moses and Chang

In the Lab By Claudia López Lloreda

Researchers use machine learning to translate brain signals from a paralyzed patient into text

gene therapy illo

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

Landmark gene therapy trial points to a wider window to alter course of rare disease

HOUSTON, TX Hospital

Health By Megan Molteni

Gene hunters turn up new clues to help explain why Covid-19 hits some people so hard

blue background pacemakers

In the Lab By Kevin Lin

Scientists devise a battery-free pacemaker that can be absorbed by the body

IVF sample

Health By Claudia López Lloreda

Researchers raise concerns about using genetic risk scores to pick ‘healthier’ embryos

Yaniv Erlich

In the Lab By Erika Check Hayden

Could editing the genomes of bats prevent future coronavirus pandemics? Two scientists think it’s worth a try

Brueggen, GERMANY - pigs

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

Gene therapy to regenerate cardiac muscle after a heart attack passes a key test in pigs

In the Lab By Andrew Joseph

After racing to help the world understand Covid-19, scientists grapple with how to pick up the research they put on hold

Milken Institute Summit

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

How the pandemic has reshaped collaboration — and competition — in science

Gender disparities in patents illo

Health By Claudia López Lloreda

Gender bias toward men in patent awards results in less biomedical innovation for women, study suggests

BRCA1 protein

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

Scientists unshelve a decades-old antibiotic to fight a new foe — ovarian cancer

red & blue Pancreatic Cancer Cells

In the Lab By Emily Mullin

Scientists CRISPR patients’ own immune cells in bid to shrink hard-to-treat GI tumors

nitrous oxide photo illo

Health By Claudia López Lloreda

A safer, low dose of laughing gas may be enough to help some patients with major depression, study finds

E. coli Bacteria micrograph

In the Lab By Megan Molteni

With a souped up synthetic genome, scientists make bacteria impervious to viral attack

Rainbow DNA

In the Lab By Matthew Herper

Researchers claim they have sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts

RNA illustration

Exclusive By Megan Molteni and Katie Palmer

From two unusual organ donations, scientists garner a unique trove of single-cell genetic data

Cas9 Embryos

In the Lab By Andrew Joseph

Scientific panel loosens ’14-day rule’ limiting how long human embryos can be grown in the lab