Biotech

570 sites advertise therapies for sports injuries, autism and MS via direct-to-consumer marketing

How you talk could reveal heart disease or concussions, say researchers and companies developing the novel technology

Biotech pioneer Nina Tandon tells how a patient's own stem cells could be grown on 3-D scaffolds

Stem cell researcher Qiurong Ding says altering cell DNA may enable reprogramming disease right out of patients

It’s hard to predict the possible downsides, but we must try to do it anyway in order to develop them responsibly

Enhanced by emerging wireless microchips, technique could offer new routes to treatment for conditions like Parkinson’s and depression

Miniature simulations allow scientists to study physiological mechanisms and behaviors in ways never before possible, creating opportunities for drug development 

The gene-editing technology’s cancer treatment safety test could start later this year  

As drug development costs skyrocket, researchers look to repurpose older ones—even some that failed earlier trials 

Firms chase a new breed of advanced veterinary care, from antibodies to cell therapies

Drawing the crabs’ blue blood for vital medical testing can condemn the animals to die, even after they are returned to the sea

Some admire the project’s audacity, but many say more public debate is needed