Research

First Opinion

Using social norms to drive positive changes in health

By Jessica Fishman

In the Lab

Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim’s brain to glass

By Associated Press

In the Lab

Researchers have already grown miniature brains and lungs. Next up: snake venom gland organoids

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

A fitting memorial: Superbug treatment named for the patient who inspired its discovery

By Eric Boodman

In the Lab

A ‘landmark’ achievement: Scientists trace full wiring diagram of the fly brain’s core

By Sharon Begley

First Opinion

We don’t need to ban vaping. We need to build better vaping devices

By Diane Nelson

In the Lab

Tweaking how CAR-T therapy kills tumors could stop a dangerous side effect, study finds

By Sharon Begley

First Opinion

Microglia: a new target in the brain for depression, Alzheimer’s, and more?

By Donna Jackson Nakazawa

First Opinion

The public science behind the ‘Merck’ Ebola vaccine

By Matthew Herder, Janice E. Graham, and Richard Gold

Health

Novel virus tied to Chinese outbreak found in Japan, as second death is reported

By Andrew Joseph

Health

‘Donation after cardiac death’: New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.

By Shraddha Chakradhar

Health

Previously unseen mutations in stem cells of young donors can be passed to recipients, study finds

By Andrew Joseph

Politics

FDA and NIH let clinical trial sponsors keep results secret, investigation shows

By Charles Piller — Science

In the Lab

Our body systems age at different rates, study finds, pointing to personalized care to extend healthy life

By Sharon Begley

Health

Woman with novel pneumonia virus hospitalized in Thailand — the first case outside China

By Andrew Joseph

Health

First death from Wuhan pneumonia outbreak reported as scientists release DNA sequence of virus

By Andrew Joseph

First Opinion

A government database is supposed to help people seeking treatment for opioid addiction. It often doesn’t

By Lila Flavin and J. Wesley Boyd

Biotech

Regeneron drug reduces bone growth for patients with ultra-rare skeletal disease

By Damian Garde

First Opinion

Did a high-profile program really slash hospital spending? Or was it a cautionary tale of ‘regression to the mean’?

By Amy Finkelstein

In the Lab

Patients push limits for clues to chronic fatigue syndrome

By Associated Press

Health

Delivering the TB vaccine by IV better protects monkeys, new study finds

By Megan Thielking

First Opinion

He Jiankui is going to jail. Would the U.S. criminally prosecute a rogue gene-editing researcher?

By Josephine Johnston

In the Lab

He Jiankui, who created world’s first CRISPR’d babies, sentenced to three years in prison

By Andrew Joseph

First Opinion

Improving the next generation of drugs through patient-centric design for clinical trials

By Richard Ghalie

In the Lab

Unorthodox Alzheimer’s researcher Robert Moir dies at age 58

By Sharon Begley

TB vaccines can vary greatly, study finds. But does that mean some are less protective?

The cannabis boom could be good for science — and scientists

New coronavirus can cause infections with no symptoms and sicken otherwise healthy people, studies show

‘Traumatic as hell’: Patients describe what it’s like to be restrained in the ER

Using social norms to drive positive changes in health

Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim’s brain to glass

Researchers have already grown miniature brains and lungs. Next up: snake venom gland organoids

A fitting memorial: Superbug treatment named for the patient who inspired its discovery

A ‘landmark’ achievement: Scientists trace full wiring diagram of the fly brain’s core

We don’t need to ban vaping. We need to build better vaping devices

Tweaking how CAR-T therapy kills tumors could stop a dangerous side effect, study finds

Microglia: a new target in the brain for depression, Alzheimer’s, and more?

The public science behind the ‘Merck’ Ebola vaccine

Novel virus tied to Chinese outbreak found in Japan, as second death is reported

‘Donation after cardiac death’: New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.

Previously unseen mutations in stem cells of young donors can be passed to recipients, study finds

FDA and NIH let clinical trial sponsors keep results secret, investigation shows

Our body systems age at different rates, study finds, pointing to personalized care to extend healthy life

Woman with novel pneumonia virus hospitalized in Thailand — the first case outside China

First death from Wuhan pneumonia outbreak reported as scientists release DNA sequence of virus

A government database is supposed to help people seeking treatment for opioid addiction. It often doesn’t

Regeneron drug reduces bone growth for patients with ultra-rare skeletal disease

Did a high-profile program really slash hospital spending? Or was it a cautionary tale of ‘regression to the mean’?

Patients push limits for clues to chronic fatigue syndrome

Delivering the TB vaccine by IV better protects monkeys, new study finds

He Jiankui is going to jail. Would the U.S. criminally prosecute a rogue gene-editing researcher?

He Jiankui, who created world’s first CRISPR’d babies, sentenced to three years in prison

Improving the next generation of drugs through patient-centric design for clinical trials

Unorthodox Alzheimer’s researcher Robert Moir dies at age 58