Research

Children Ebola Beni
Health

An Ebola outbreak presents a new mystery involving children

By Helen Branswell

The best chimp
Politics

‘Vast majority’ of NIH chimps to be moved to retirement sanctuary, agency says

By Ike Swetlitz

Beddr SleepTuner
Health

A new device aimed at improving sleep is generating excitement — and questions

By Kate Sheridan

New England Journal of Medicine
Health

New England Journal pulls one paper, probes two others from stem cell researcher

By Elizabeth Cooney

Adrian R. Krainer
In the Lab

Researchers behind Biogen’s breakthrough drug win big at ‘Oscars of science’

By Damian Garde

Clinical Trials illo
First Opinion

Restoring trust in medical research among African-Americans

By Randall C. Morgan Jr.

Biker illo tiled
First Opinion

A scientist opened up about his tough road to a Ph.D. It triggered a wave of responses

By STAT staff

Nigeria LASSA
In the Lab

Why HIV vaccine research is now about much more than HIV

By Helen Branswell

Childhood obesity rates
Health

Obesity surgery may lower risk of heart attack and stroke in diabetics

By Associated Press

Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned: Here’s why this Broad Institute exec is jumping to a biotech startup

By Kate Sheridan

Digital clinical trials
First Opinion

Digital health startups may not want to do randomized trials, but they need to

By Joseph Smith

Robert Desimone
Business

Science cities, stealing IP, and hyper-competition: a China hand’s intelligence briefing

By Sharon Begley

The future is here
First Opinion

Coming to terms with six years in science: obsession, isolation, and moments of wonder

By Justin Chen

Brigham and Women's
Exclusive

Harvard and the Brigham call for more than 30 retractions of cardiac stem cell research

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Cancer Research Cells
Pharmalot

Industry influence over clinical trial design and reporting lacks transparency

By Ed Silverman

Zodiac Killer DNA
Business

‘We are increasingly exposed’: New studies show how easy it is to identify people using genetic databases

By Rebecca Robbins

In the Lab

New microscope shows mouse embryos developing second by second, cell by cell

By Sharon Begley

Adult bimaternal mouse (born to two mothers)
In the Lab

Rewriting reproduction: With stem cells and CRISPR, scientists breed mice with same-sex parents

By Andrew Joseph

Health

AI for drug development: Experts break down what’s possible — and what’s just hype

By Kate Sheridan

Before Liver
In the Lab

CRISPR cures inherited disorder in mice, paving way for genetic therapy before birth

By Sharon Begley

The Readout LOUD

LISTEN: Nobel snubs, millennial founders, and a new kind of lightning round

By Rebecca Robbins and Megan Thielking

Mindstrong
Health

A startup’s bold plan for a mood-predicting smartphone app is shadowed by questions over evidence

By Kate Sheridan

Pills On Conveyor Belt
Pharma

Fast, nimble, and on demand: the pursuit of a new way to mass produce medicines

By Karen Weintraub

Biotech

New data shows Genentech’s potential competitor for Spinraza inching forward

By Kate Sheridan

Frances Arnold,
In the Lab

Chemistry Nobel awarded to evolutionary scientists whose work led to cancer, arthritis drugs

By Megan Thielking

EPA Radiation Rollback
Health

Experts say Trump’s EPA is moving to loosen radiation limits

By Associated Press

Cancer Chemotherapy
Pharmalot

Cancer trials that rely on surrogate endpoints overlook quality-of-life issues

By Ed Silverman

Nobel Physics
In the Lab

Nobel physics prize honors laser discoveries that advanced eye surgery, virus manipulation

By Sharon Begley

Ambulance
Health

African-Americans are disproportionately enrolled in studies that don’t require informed consent

By Ike Swetlitz

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