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Research

In the Lab

In a medical first, ‘long read’ DNA sequencing solves a diagnostic mystery

By Sharon Begley

First Opinion

Grappling with cancers that break all the rules

By David F. Arons

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Pharma

Robert Califf: ‘The clinical trials enterprise has gone awry’

By Catherine Caruso

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Gut Check

Does breastfeeding prevent moms’ heart disease and strokes?

By Sharon Begley

Health

With a rapper’s death, harsh spotlight falls on slow progress against sickle cell

By Sharon Begley

Biotech

Will Trump’s FDA relax standards for drug approval? We’ll get a clue soon with decision on Portola’s anticoagulant

By Adam Feuerstein

In the Lab

Building a better antibiotic, piece by piece

By Eric Boodman

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Politics

As biotech elite gather, foreign countries aim to woo them with wine, cheese — and promises of a friendly political climate

By Rebecca Robbins

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In the Lab

On the cusp of payoffs for patients, stem cell therapy faces threat from unregulated clinics

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

Are drug makers overlooking the next big category of sleep drugs?

By Rebecca Robbins

In the Lab

To improve IVF, these scientists are looking at adding some womb fluids

By Kate Sheridan

In the Lab

‘Mini brains in a dish’ are more sophisticated than ever. That’s raising questions

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

5 things I learned spending 10 days as a scientist

In the Lab

Q&A: Turning to stem cells to restore vision

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

Controversial trial of premature infants faces fresh scrutiny following release of documents

In the Lab

Bacteria harnessed to provide oxygen to the heart during a heart attack

By Catherine Caruso

Lab Chat

Scientists have created a ‘sunless tanner’ drug that boosts melanin in skin

By Megan Thielking

Biotech

Should your doctor find out what drugs will work for you — before you get sick?

Health

He wants to sell you a $300 ‘fasting diet’ to prolong your life. It might not be as crazy as it sounds

By Usha Lee McFarling

In the Know

Cindy Wu: Crowdfunding research so that anyone can be a scientist

By Megan Thielking

First Opinion

Cutting the NIH budget is bad for health and business

By Kenneth C. Anderson

Business

Saying Los Angeles lacks a great cancer center, Soon-Shiong plans to open one

By Rebecca Robbins

First Opinion

Did the microbiome help drive human evolution?

By Susan E. Erdman

Politics

NIH drops controversial plan to cap funding for individual labs

By Robert Weisman

Politics

From the lab to Congress: A lawmaker wages a solo fight to shake up the NIH

Biotech

Identifying another of cancer’s wily tricks: Masking pain so tumors can grow unnoticed

By Meghana Keshavan

The Watchdogs

New science data-sharing rules are two scoops of disappointment

By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Health

In Washington, an alliance between symphonies and scientists

Health

A first: All respond to CAR-T therapy in a blood cancer study

By Associated Press

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