Medicine

The 2025 Nobel laureate on the need for better science communication

The famed cardiologist discusses how AI has transformed biomedical science

The Nobel laureate on scientists’ resilience in a time of uncertainty

In a first, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists released its own vaccine schedule

The transplanted pig organs functioned for 36 hours before showing signs of rejection

Ozempic and just getting older take off muscle. New therapies could retain it

In a “breakthrough,” researchers demonstrate how engineered bacteria held in a jellylike container could help fight infection in mice

There is no cure for the hantavirus that has so far sickened at least nine people and killed three of them on a cruise ship outbreak, but several therapies have shown promise in animal studies

There is no hard evidence that ivermectin can treat cancer, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying it

Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that set the stage for approved gene therapies. The treatments are not accessible to everyone, though

Three 2026 Breakthrough Prize winners reflect on developing Luxturna, a gene therapy that treats blindness caused by rare inherited eye diseases

A look at what makes scorpions so deadly, why there’s hope for preeclampsia and how President Trump is gutting wind energy