All You Need to Know for Round 2 of the CRISPR Patent Fight
Oral arguments take place in Washington, D.C.
Stories by Sharon Begley
Miniature Human Brains Grow for Months When Implanted in Mice Skulls
The lab-grown cerebrums are about the size of a lentil
Columbia's Dismissal of Prominent Neuroscientist Prompts Demand for Answers
An online petition calls for transparency about the removal of neuroscientist Thomas Jessell
FDA Approves First Direct-to-Consumer Test for Breast Cancer Risk
The 23andMe genetic offering “has a lot of caveats”
Scientists Have Reconstructed the Genome of a Bird Extinct for 700 Years
The work hinged on DNA from a museum specimen
Matching DNA to a Diet Does Not Work
The results come from a rigorous, $8 million study
Trump Administration Halts Program That Evaluates Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Therapies
The initiative was terminated without any replacement offerings set up in its place
Genetically Modified T Cells Might Help Fight HIV
Preliminary work in monkeys suggests stem cells can be engineered to help combat the virus
3 Brain Technologies to Watch in 2018
"Neural dust," thought-powered typing and mini-brains generate academic and corporate interest
U.S. Lifts Moratorium on Funding Controversial, High-Risk Virus Research
The three-year-old policy had “paused” 21 publicly-funded projects
Brain Organoids Get Cancer, Too, Opening a New Frontier in Personalized Medicine
Scientists hope to test experimental therapies on these “micro-brains”
Tiny Human Brain Organoids Implanted in Rodents
“Micro quasi-brains” could aid disease research, but trigger ethical concerns
Squashed in Space: Study Identifies Changes in Astronauts' Brains
The NASA-funded work compares MRIs before and after trips
Brain Stimulation Partly Awakens Patient after 15 Years in Vegetative State
The procedure may not work for others in a similar condition
Gut Germs Appear to Play Role in Multiple Sclerosis
Are probiotics for MS next?
Do Prostate Cancer Screenings Significantly Reduce Deaths?
New findings reignite controversy about current recommendations
Democrats in Congress Explore Creating an Expert Panel on Trump's Mental Health
There is also a bill aimed at establishing a “commission on presidential capacity”
First Human Embryos Edited in the U.S., Scientists Say
Reports suggest researchers have altered DNA and made few errors
Psychiatry Group Says Members Can Comment on Trump's Mental Health
The decision overturns decades-old norms
Mice Show Signs of Mental Disorder after Injections of Cells from Schizophrenia Patient
The work may offer new insights into the disease’s origins
