Biotech

New study provides more evidence early pregnancy scans are not tied to the disorder

Researchers program bacteria to record cellular memories

Cancerous cells and placental ones appear to regulate the immune system in similar ways

This tiny soft robot can tackle impressive obstacles, using magnets to walk, roll, jump and swim. This flexibility could be vital for medical applications.

Researchers recently discovered certain drugs, including one developed to treat Alzheimer’s, stimulate innate self-repair mechanisms

Novartis’s retiring CEO hopes such treatments will soon be deployed against lymphoma, other cancers

The success with monkeys could ignite new ethical debates and medical research

But what if babies born prematurely could be put into an artificial womb-like environment to complete their gestation?

Exposure to everyday pathogens generates an immune response that could interfere with CRISPR-based gene-editing treatment 

Neural networks are making biological images easier to process

This gene therapy for vision loss will initially cost $850,000

Preliminary work in monkeys suggests stem cells can be engineered to help combat the virus