Research

Health

Men account for a small fraction of breast cancer cases. Their fatality rate has soared compared with women’s

By Alexander Spinelli

In the Lab

What a koala virus tells us about the human genome — and how it defends itself against viral invasions

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

Not only who but what: NIH funding disparity between black and white scientists partly driven by research topic

By Shraddha Chakradhar

Health

There’s an urgent need for new carbon monoxide poisoning treatments. Could bright light be an antidote?

By Megan Thielking

First Opinion

Beyond the Sacklers: Free-trade policies contributed to the opioid epidemic

By Adam Dean and Simeon Kimmel

In the Lab

Three scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels

By Sharon Begley

Biotech

These 4 biotechs are already bragging about their ‘Nobel Prize-winning’ bona fides

By Kate Sheridan

In the Lab

Growing tumors in a dish, scientists try to personalize pancreatic cancer treatment

By Karen Weintraub

Health

Vaping-related lung injuries resemble chemical burns, study finds

By Andrew Joseph

First Opinion

FDA’s research guidance will help take guesswork out of drug dosing in newborns

By Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez and Kanecia Zimmerman

First Opinion

Is football bad for the brain? We know little about the long-term effects of concussions

By Munro Cullum

In the Lab

Newly named MacArthur ‘Genius’ and neuroscientist talks creativity in science

By Shraddha Chakradhar

Politics

NIH must better protect research from foreign influence, federal watchdog says

By Lev Facher

Biotech

Moderna will give Harvard researchers access to its RNA technology

By Kate Sheridan

Health

New editor says NEJM’s mission won’t change, but its execution will

By Elizabeth Cooney

Health

To speed drug development, Mass. General to begin ALS trials that test several compounds at once

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

In the Lab

To sleep, perchance to forget? Scientists pinpoint in mice the neurons that control memory while dreaming

By Elizabeth Cooney

In the Lab

U.S. awards $3 million to fill gaps in medical marijuana research

By Associated Press

First Opinion

Constant, rapid testing is key to creating the ‘learning health system’ of the future

By Leora I. Horwitz

First Opinion

Cancer researchers’ failure to disclose industry payments damages patient trust — and care

By Karen E. Knudsen

Health

In a CRISPR first, therapy intended to cure HIV patient appears safe — though ineffective

By Sharon Begley

Health

In an emergency, where ambulances take patients differs by race, study finds

By Jacquelyn Corley

In the Lab

Deep-learning AI technique helps scientists see more clearly inside the cell

By Rebecca Robbins

First Opinion

Enough with the me-too drugs. New treatments should be worthy of the people who invest their lives in clinical trials

By Gail McIntyre

First Opinion

Animal activists are on the wrong side of the fight against AIDS

By Matthew R. Bailey

New CRISPR tool has the potential to correct almost all disease-causing DNA glitches, scientists report

The company behind the first-ever CBD-based drug is now eyeing everything from multiple sclerosis to autism

An ‘unprecedented’ analysis underlines profound failure to study African genomes

A road map for including Latinos and African Americans in Alzheimer’s research

Men account for a small fraction of breast cancer cases. Their fatality rate has soared compared with women’s

What a koala virus tells us about the human genome — and how it defends itself against viral invasions

Not only who but what: NIH funding disparity between black and white scientists partly driven by research topic

There’s an urgent need for new carbon monoxide poisoning treatments. Could bright light be an antidote?

Beyond the Sacklers: Free-trade policies contributed to the opioid epidemic

Three scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels

These 4 biotechs are already bragging about their ‘Nobel Prize-winning’ bona fides

Growing tumors in a dish, scientists try to personalize pancreatic cancer treatment

Vaping-related lung injuries resemble chemical burns, study finds

FDA’s research guidance will help take guesswork out of drug dosing in newborns

Is football bad for the brain? We know little about the long-term effects of concussions

Newly named MacArthur ‘Genius’ and neuroscientist talks creativity in science

NIH must better protect research from foreign influence, federal watchdog says

Moderna will give Harvard researchers access to its RNA technology

New editor says NEJM’s mission won’t change, but its execution will

To speed drug development, Mass. General to begin ALS trials that test several compounds at once

To sleep, perchance to forget? Scientists pinpoint in mice the neurons that control memory while dreaming

U.S. awards $3 million to fill gaps in medical marijuana research

Constant, rapid testing is key to creating the ‘learning health system’ of the future

Cancer researchers’ failure to disclose industry payments damages patient trust — and care

In a CRISPR first, therapy intended to cure HIV patient appears safe — though ineffective

In an emergency, where ambulances take patients differs by race, study finds

Deep-learning AI technique helps scientists see more clearly inside the cell

Enough with the me-too drugs. New treatments should be worthy of the people who invest their lives in clinical trials

Animal activists are on the wrong side of the fight against AIDS