medicine
Cryo-electron tomography, or cryo-ET, is the future of cell research.
Pathogenic, self-propagating proteins called prions found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's are also found in Down syndrome patients.
And it's much, much less expensive.
Researchers have been developing a promising model that can more closely mimic the human body – organ-on-a-chip.
The vaccine provided protection for mouse and ferret models.
Tumor cells traverse many different types of fluids as they travel through the body.
From synthetic biology to xenotransplantation, biotech will continue to march forward in 2023, in part powered by data and AI.
Chronotherapeutic drug delivery aims to maximize treatment effectiveness and minimize side effects.
People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease.
The new documentary “Make People Better” leans toward a different narrative about gene-editing than we've heard before.
Concluding that Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest was caused by the COVID vaccine requires accepting highly improbable leaps of logic.
Only recently have scientists directly witnessed this most pivotal of events in biology.
It was a particularly good year for biotech and medical technology. There were also notable advances in energy.
What if you could just grow your own blood?
A new drug inhibits a human enzyme that coronaviruses hijack in order to replicate.
2022 was another busy year in the realm of science, with groundbreaking stories spanning space, materials, medicine, and technology.
A vitamin that makes your body repellent to mosquitos sounds too good to be true, because it is.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
A recent study reveals how nerve insulation becomes impaired in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
In an animal study, it blocked the drug from crossing into the brain.
This small phase 1 study suggests that CRISPR-engineered T cells are safe and potentially effective, but there is a long way to go.
Being mortal makes life so much sweeter.
An independent researcher looks into why there's such strong opposition to her research.
Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that cause leprosy, have the surprising ability to grow and reverse aging in armadillo livers.
Caffeine does something, but it's not clear exactly what.
The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
If everyone just showed up to their appointments, $150 billion of waste could be averted.
The cannabis plant produces both THC – the psychoactive component in marijuana – and the compound commonly known as CBD, which does not lead to a "high."