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Research

In the Lab

Robotic exoskeletons show promise as tool to help kids with cerebral palsy walk easier

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

Lab-made ‘mini organs’ helping doctors treat cystic fibrosis

By Associated Press

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Business

How a doctor stirred national demand for the Bridge detox device — without solid evidence it works

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Health

New drugs, wearable trackers, and a Narcan mask: Ohio tech fund inspires new ideas to fight the opioid crisis

Health

Astronauts need nutrition on longer space flights. One potential source? Their urine

By Catherine Caruso

Health

Their genes put them at high risk of Alzheimer’s. So they’re experimenting — on themselves

By Meghana Keshavan

In the Lab

‘I’ll do weird things’: What it’s like to work the night shift in a science lab

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In the Lab

How to deliver drugs to the brain? What about a permanent hole in the skull, drilled through a nostril?

By Eric Boodman

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In the Lab

‘Beyond amyloid’: A look at what’s next in Alzheimer’s research

By Damian Garde

In the Lab

Genetic tweaks to tuberculosis could speed up discovery of a new vaccine

By Jonathan Wosen

Business

A veteran biopharma executive tries to fund his own product — and sees firsthand how hard it is

By Rebecca Robbins

In the Lab

Q&A: What if we could take control of our changing microbiomes?

By Kate Sheridan

Health

Newer method of open-heart surgery carries more risks, study finds

By Catherine Caruso

In the Lab

Can a simple household coil one day prevent prosthetic infections — and save billions of dollars?

Pharma

The FDA made a ‘grand bargain’ on fast drug approvals, but pharma isn’t holding up its end

By Damian Garde

In the Lab

This team is on the verge of creating a beating Band-Aid for the heart. Just don’t call it goopy

By Ike Swetlitz

In the Lab

Q&A: Figuring out how songbirds sing may lead to better understanding of how humans learn

In the Lab

A mysterious disease has plagued this family for generations. They may be on the verge of answers

By Karen Weintraub

Exclusive

FDA puts new restrictions on hiring of foreign scientists, documents show

By Erin Mershon

Health

Q&A: FDA wants to (computer) model the way to better, data-driven clinical trials

By Meghana Keshavan

In the Lab

Birth of CRISPR’d pigs advances hopes for turning swine into organ donors

By Sharon Begley

Biotech

Prepare for natural disasters, experts urge biomedical research centers

By Megan Thielking

Health

Genetic counseling works as well over the phone as in person, study finds

By Ryan Basen — MedPage Today

Biotech

Your DNA data may be vulnerable to hacking. Here’s how

By Usha Lee McFarling

First Opinion

Why the ‘gold standard’ of medical research is no longer enough

By Tom Frieden

Video

WATCH: The man with the most famous brain in science

By Jeffery DelViscio

In the Lab

Blood markers of chronic fatigue syndrome could pave the way to a diagnostic test

By Catherine Caruso

In the Lab

From chemicals to life: Scientists try to build cells from scratch

By Ike Swetlitz

In the Lab

Using CRISPR, scientists efficiently edit genome of viable human embryos

By Sharon Begley

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