In the Lab

Putting the latest scientific research under the microscope

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

Brain neurons
In the Lab

Controversial study challenges scientific consensus that adult brains make new neurons

By Sharon Begley

DNA editing
In the Lab

CRISPR ‘gone wild’ has made stocks swoon, but studies show how to limit off-target editing

By Sharon Begley

Fading vaccine
Health

Despite push for a universal flu vaccine, the ‘holy grail’ stays out of reach

By Helen Branswell

Squadron 15 get flu shots
In the Lab

How the U.S. military might help answer a critical question about the flu vaccine

By Helen Branswell

Dr. Yasmin Hurd - Mt. Sinai
In the Lab

This scientist is testing a marijuana ingredient as a way to prevent relapse. It’s a daunting task

By Megan Thielking

Extinct Moa
In the Lab

With DNA from a museum specimen, scientists reconstruct the genome of a bird extinct for 700 years

By Sharon Begley

CDC Lab
In the Lab

CDC requests funds to build new maximum-security laboratory

By Helen Branswell

In the Lab

It beats like the real thing, but can a miniature human heart prevent the next Vioxx?

By Sharon Begley

Biotech

Webinar archive: Genome editing, CRISPR, and what comes next

By Sharon Begley and Adam Feuerstein

Chemotherapeutic gel
Lab Chat

This gel loaded with drugs aims to hit cancer with a one-two punch

By Megan Thielking

Sickled cell
Biotech

More than a half-dozen teams are pursuing genetic therapies for sickle cell

By Usha Lee McFarling

CJ Peters
Heavyweights

The virus hunter: In a bygone era, C.J. Peters learned how to bend the rules

By Helen Branswell

Robo Gut
In the Lab

A trip to ‘the poopy lab’ in the interest of drug development

By Eric Boodman

SHERLOCK paper test strips
In the Lab

With new CRISPR inventions, its pioneers say, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet

By Sharon Begley

Pluripotent stem cells
In the Lab

Cancer vaccine made from stem cells could open another door in immunotherapy

By Andrew Joseph

Dr. Ali Rezai
In the Lab

Risky tactic, desperate need: Trial to test brain implants for opioid addiction

By Max Blau

Microscope in Lab
Politics

NIH funding contributed to 210 approved drugs in recent years, study says

By Megan Thielking

Baby lama Pippa
In the Lab

Camels and alpacas have special antibodies. Now researchers can make them with yeast

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

Mouse footprints could help scientists develop new pain drugs. Here’s how

By Megan Thielking

Optogenetics mouse still
In the Lab

Optogenetics 2.0: Brain control goes wireless via light, sound, or a drug

By Sharon Begley

Cell phone
Health

High doses of cellphone radiation linked to some cancers in rats

By Andrew Joseph

Rods and cones photoreceptors
In the Lab

A CRISPR trick in blind mice points the way to possible treatments for inherited diseases

By Sharon Begley

West Nile virus
Health

Not just Zika: Other mosquito-borne viruses may cause birth defects, study suggests

By Andrew Joseph

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