A Start-Up Wants to Calm You Down with a Cardiac Drug You Pop Like a Mint
A company called Kick wants to market to the masses a heart medication that would be used for reversing stage fright. Some medical professionals are getting agitated
Scientists Zero In on a New Target for Obesity
A compound that helps rodents and monkeys slim down could offer a promising approach for human therapies
How Did Scientists Edit the Genes of Human Embryos?
Scientists have successfully edited the genes of human embryos. What does this mean for the future of genetic engineering?
Cancer "Moon Shot" Effort Nets New Funds with NIH–Pharma Partnership
The $215-million infusion will support immunotherapy work
Could the “Alzheimer’s Gene” Finally Become a Drug Target?
Shutting down the top risk gene holds potential for halting the disease process
California Governor Signs Drug-Pricing Transparency Law
Manufacturers must now give notice about significant price hikes
Gene Therapy for Blindness Appears Initially Effective, Says U.S. FDA
The treatment will be reviewed by an outside panel this week
Culture Shock: Precious Microbe Collections Languish in Threatened Bio-Libraries
Vanishing public repositories of microbes, both beneficial and deadly, have been essential for advances such as penicillin and CRISPR
Experimental Drug That Mutes Defective Genes Raises New Hopes
RNA interference systems would target genetic sources and shut down protein production
Nobel Prize Explainer: Catching Proteins in the Act
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for developing cryo-electron microscopy that can determine high-resolution structures of biomolecules in solution.
Nobel in Chemistry for Seeing Biomolecules in Action
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution.
Chinese Scientists Fix Genetic Disorder in Cloned Human Embryos
The intricate work hints at a cure for a blood disease