
Incognito Caterpillar Threatens U.S. Borders [Slide Show]
Faster identification may help officials protect America from an invasive, crop-killing pest
Faster identification may help officials protect America from an invasive, crop-killing pest
Faster identification may help officials protect America from an invasive, crop-killing pest
The animals were spared from Marburg virus even when treated three days after infection
The neuroscience behind the Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man, explained in a Times Square exhibit. Excelsior!
Supplies are limited, and deciding who gets treatment is difficult
Animal studies find that a replacement compound for the estrogen-mimicking chemical bisphenol A may also be harmful to human health
The Ebola outbreak in Western Africa continues to make the news as more cases are reported and casualties rise. A common thread in reporting is the difficulty in communicating accurate information to combat the spread of the virus when communities are gripped with fear and misinformation spreads as quickly as the virus itself...
The stem-cell research community reels after Yoshiki Sasai, a famous name in regenerative medicine, is found dead on August 5
News is rapidly changing regarding Ebola. Even as I've been writing this post, we've gone from "There is no treatment except supportive care" to NIH's Dr.
The Internet-connected headset is drawing interest in the medical community as a video consultation tool. Larry Greenemeier reports.
The deadly Ebola outbreak in west Africa highlights the urgent need for a vaccine, and researchers say one may be available in a few years
When patients take too many unnecessary antibiotics it inches us ever closer to a world where essential drugs are no longer effective. More than two million people in the United States develop antibiotic resistant infection each year and some 23,000 of them die as a result...
A commonly used blood thinner does not appear to lower the risk of blood clots or miscarriage during pregnancy
Surgeons have implanted a new prosthesis in four patients to correct disabling dizziness. The device may someday restore balance to hundreds of thousands more
Material from deadly pathogens triggers alerts directly, and could speed detection
A note from the authors: With this guest blog post we want to share the key features of an innovative method for the high-precision genome editing of wild populations that has been outlined by our team at the Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard School of Public Health...
Injecting the TBX18 gene into heart muscle could transform normal heart cells into special ones that can initiate a heartbeat
Experts say a $15-million trial to explore stem cells from cord blood for treating autism is premature
So-called gain-of-function pathogen research will likely receive closer scrutiny after three U.S. biolab incidents
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