Stories by Jeneen Interlandi

Scientific studies show that the procedure is full of holes

Early attempts to tailor disease treatment to individuals based on their DNA have met with equivocal success, raising concerns about a push to scale up such efforts

A new study has found the brain’s information storage capacity may be around a quadrillion bytes

A study of anti-Roma bias in Hungary seeks to identify the roots of subliminal bias

A new understanding of the blood-brain barrier as a living, mutable organ may revolutionize the treatment of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's

Scientists build a pandemic flu strain in the lab

Two teams of scientists have independently constructed a deadly strain of flu. Some say the results should never be published

A team of pediatricians and computer scientists is developing a social network that turns doctors and patients into research collaborators

An anti-nicotine vaccine is moving closer to regulatory approval

Some hospitals have turned a corner in fighting deadly infections

Tiny bubbles may help lifesaving drugs cross a crucial boundary

Why hundreds of embryonic stem cell lines aren't enough

The 1918 flu genome may help fight future outbreaks

Drugs target epigenetic changes in cancer cells

Protein may be a key to autoimmune disorders