Research

Video

WATCH: Scientists make elusive bacteria in our mouths less of a mystery

By Hyacinth Empinado

In the Lab

Opening the ‘black box,’ Google DeepMind AI system diagnoses eye diseases and shows its work

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IV Drip

First Opinion

Using CRISPR for the ‘smaller wins,’ like making chemotherapy less toxic

By Eric B. Kmiec

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In the Lab

In lofty quest to map human memories, a scientist journeys deep into the mind of a worm

Close up of an eye

In the Lab

Glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease, study finds, suggesting new treatment approaches

By Orly Nadell Farber

IF Patties

Business

The maker of the Impossible Burger tested its secret sauce in rats. Then PETA went on the attack

By Rebecca Robbins and Damian Garde

Kelvin Droegemeier

Politics

Can this man bring science back to the White House?

By Ike Swetlitz

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A photo of Hydrocodone Acetaminophen.

Health

Clinicians were told their patient had died of an overdose. Then opioid prescribing dropped

By Andrew Joseph

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Exosomes

In the Lab

Tumor cells can unleash tiny weapons to ward off immune system attacks, study finds

By Megan Thielking

Labor monitoring

Health

Inducing labor at 39 weeks is safe and linked to lower risk of C-section, study finds

By Megan Thielking

In the Lab

Those CRISPR’d human embryos? We got it right, scientists insist, rejecting criticism

By Sharon Begley

Colon Cancer Cell line

In the Lab

Study describing genetic instability in cancer cell lines is a ‘wake-up call’ for scientists, drug developers

Puerto Rico Battles Zika Virus

Health

1 in 7 babies exposed to Zika in the womb have health problems, CDC reports

By Andrew Joseph

Red Blood Cells

Biotech

Spark’s gene therapy data answer some burning questions — and raise a few more

By Damian Garde

Biotech

The FDA is poised to approve the first-ever drug that mutes disease-causing genes

By Kate Sheridan

A woman undergoing a cardiological examination.

Health

Women survive a heart attack more often when their doctor is female, study finds

By Orly Nadell Farber

Doctor using digital tablet

First Opinion

Digital technologies hold the key to streamlining and improving clinical trials

By Jake LaPorte

Special Report

An Appalachian odyssey: Hunting for ALS genes along a sprawling family tree

By Eric Boodman

A doctor treats a patient at Wang Fu Hospital in Beijing.

First Opinion

China isn’t yet ready to conduct clinical trials for the pharma industry

By Anne Poli

An image of a woman's hands who has been affected by Thalidomide.

In the Lab

Scientists find a new clue about how thalidomide caused devastating birth defects

By Megan Thielking

A scan of an electron micrograph of a blood vessel in the lung.

In the Lab

Scientists, using new method, coax bioengineered lungs to survive for prolonged period in pigs

A microscope image of frozen baker's yeast.

In the Lab

Assembling yeast chromosomes like Legos has a serious goal: safe lab-made creatures

By Sharon Begley

A depiction of Pulmonary ionocytes extending into the respiratory tract of a mouse.

In the Lab

Discovery of unknown lung cell points to new target for cystic fibrosis medicines

By Andrew Joseph

An illustration of the NIH building surrounded by alcohol bottles and a football field.

Politics

Series of ethical stumbles tests NIH’s reliance on private sector for research funding

Video

WATCH: How the brain transforms vision into action

By Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky

In the Lab

He turns color into a precision tool to untangle the ‘dance of molecules’

By Jeffery DelViscio

Health

Alzheimer’s study sparks a new round of debate over the amyloid hypothesis

By Damian Garde

Printed Sensors

First Opinion

Flexible electronics are the key to a human ‘check engine’ light

By Jason Marsh

Marijuana grown at the University of Mississippi.

Politics

The DEA wanted new suppliers of marijuana for research. Two years later, nothing has changed

By Andrew Joseph