Stories by Saima Sidik

Saima Sidik is a science journalist based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Newfound Stem Cell Might Explain How Breast Cancer Spreads to the Spine

New research in mice suggests that a stem cell involved in backbone development might help tumors from other parts of the body move to the spine

Hormone mimics offer advantages even beyond those of the potent weight-loss shots on the market now