Neuroscience
Injection of Light-Sensitive Proteins Restores Blind Man’s Vision
The first successful clinical test of optogenetics lets a person see for the first time in decades, with help from image-enhancing goggles
Stories by Nature Medicine
Public Health
Tomorrow’s Biggest Microbial Threats
Health experts around the world are focused on SARS-CoV-2, but similar viruses and microbial organisms such as bacteria could create the next global killer
Medicine
How Twitter Is Changing Medical Research
From online journal clubs to “tweetorials” to conference updates, social media is changing the dissemination and discussion of biomedicine
Medical & Biotech
CRISPR-Edited Babies Arrived, and Regulators Are Still Racing to Catch Up
One year after the world learned of He Jiankui’s editing of twins, gaps in rules remain
Wellness
Unexpected Clues Emerge About Why Diets Fail
The physiology of weight regain still baffles scientists, but surprising insights have emerged
The Body
A Private Place Where HIV, Zika and Ebola Hide
Testicles protect viruses from immune attack, foiling attempts to destroy the pathogens
Biology
Metabolism in Mind: New Insights into the "Gut–Brain Axis" Spur Commercial Efforts to Target It
What if controlling the appetite were as easy as flipping a switch?
