Medicine

Research into the brain’s protein-disposal systems, electrical activity and three other areas looks promising

Amyloid, the leading target for dementia therapy, faces skepticism after drug failures

The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention

Despite conflicting data, the highly anticipated results will make the treatment a standard of care in the U.S.

With politicians touting the potential benefits of malaria drugs to fight COVID-19, some people are turning away from clinical trials of other therapies

Compassionate use of experimental medicine needs to coexist with scientific rigor to help patients, researchers write in the journal Science

Support grows for a controversial ‘human challenge’ vaccine study—but no trial is yet planned

Many hospitalized victims are developing potentially lethal secondary coinfections such as bacterial pneumonia and sepsis

Numerous contenders—from a controversial malaria medication to treatments that regulate the immune system—are now in clinical trials

In mice, a test for lung cancer involves nanoprobes that recognize tumors and send reporter molecules into the urine for simple analysis.

A new era for Alzheimer’s and journalism in the time of coronavirus 

Originally published in June 1954