Miniature Human Brains Grow for Months When Implanted in Mice Skulls
The lab-grown cerebrums are about the size of a lentil
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Ebola Vaccine Appears to Provide Long-Lasting Protection
Researchers are now optimistic about combating the virus with this inoculation
Surgeon General Urges Public to Carry Overdose-Reversal Medication
The rare public health advisory is aimed at saving opioid users
Where Marijuana Is Legal, Opioid Prescriptions Fall
Two new studies support this correlation
Scientists Find Mini Gastrointestinal Tract Growing inside Tumor
Cancerous cells may pick up the characteristics of nearby organs, evading treatment
Worn Like a Helmet, a New Brain Scanner Aims to Make It Easier to Treat Kids with Epilepsy
Lightweight equipment is not much larger than what a bicyclist would wear
When Towns Lose Their Newspapers, Disease Detectives Are Left Flying Blind
Reports from local communities have helped identify outbreaks
Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes Charged with Fraud
The SEC complaint alleges that the company misled investors
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”
Young-Blood Transfusions Are on the Menu at Society Gala
“There’s no evidence in my mind that it’s going to work”
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
A Trip to "the Poopy Lab" In the Interest of Drug Development
In one small, Canadian city there is now a model of a mechanical human colon
A Drug Widely Used to Treat PTSD Symptoms Has Failed a Rigorous Trial
The medication is currently prescribed for many veterans
Senators Traded in Tobacco Stocks While Sitting on Health Committee
Lawmakers, unlike executive branch employees, are allowed to engage in such activity
CDC Director's Investment in Tobacco, Drug Companies Baffles Ethics Experts
The purchases occurred after she took over the agency
Trump Endorses "Right to Try" for Terminally Ill Patients
More than 30 states already have laws that allow access to experimental treatments
Researchers Race to Devise a Roadside Test for Driving While High
Could a sensor-studded brain cap pick up signs of impairment?
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
