Public Health
Global Initiative Seeks 1,000 New Cancer Models
The effort will use next-generation cell-culture methods and fresh patient samples
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Neuroscience
Do Statins Produce Neurological Effects?
Beatrice Alexandra Golomb, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, responds
Biotech
3 Patient Deaths Halt Promising Cancer Therapy Test
An immune system booster called CAR-T appears to cause lethal brain injury
Biology
New Sunscreen "Sticks" to the Skin
The active ingredients are encapsulated in nanoparticles, which prevent the chemicals from seeping into the body
Medicine
White House Unveils Plans to Speed Genomic Test Development
Federal officials expect it will take several years to collect needed genetic information from more than 1 million volunteers
Medicine
Seniors with Medical Marijuana Access Use Fewer Prescription Drugs
Medicare saved $165 million in states with medical cannabis, study says
Health
Could a Molecular "On/Off Agony" Switch Make Painkillers Safer?
As opioid addiction soars, biotech companies eye a genetic mutation in people who feel no pain
Biotech
The Sound of Your Voice May Diagnose Disease
How you talk could reveal heart disease or concussions, say researchers and companies developing the novel technology
Medicine
Lab Mice Are Poor Models of the Human Immune System
But housing ultraclean lab rodents with “dirty” mice from pet stores could help
Public Health
No Flu Nasal Spray Next Season: Why Is This Vaccine Not Working?
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points to new data showing the spray was ineffective from 2013 to 2016
Public Health
WHO to Launch Emergency Yellow Fever Vaccinations in Angola, Congo
The worst outbreak in decades has killed hundreds, and vaccine supplies are precarious
Biotech
Organs-on-Chips Allow New Views of Human Biology
Miniature simulations allow scientists to study physiological mechanisms and behaviors in ways never before possible, creating opportunities for drug development
Public Health
Viruses Hijack the Body's Response to Mosquito Bites
When immune cells rush to the site of a mosquito bite, viruses hijack the cells and turn them into viral factories—in mice, at least. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Medicine
The U.S. Takes Its First Shot at Zika
An NIH-backed vaccine is among several heading for human trials, but the timeline for large-scale deployment remains murky
Fitness
Ultrasound Implant Safely Opens Blood–Brain Barrier
New method could help anticancer drugs reach brain tumors
Public Health
India to Vaccinate 300,000 Children after Polio Strain Found in Sewage
14 samples collected between January 2015 and May 2016 tested positive for a strain of the virus
Medicine
Promising Gene Therapies Pose Million-Dollar Conundrum
Economists, investors and medical insurers can’t figure out how to pay for cutting-edge drugs
Biotech
Stem Cells for Snoopy: Pet Medicines Spark a Biotech Boom
Firms chase a new breed of advanced veterinary care, from antibodies to cell therapies
The Human Side of Medical "Match Day"
Every year graduating med students leave their futures up to an algorithm—so what happens afterwards?
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists Discover a New Way to Cross the Blood–Brain Barrier
The harmless virus could deliver medicine throughout the brain
