Medicine
Mix-and-Match COVID Vaccines: The Case Is Growing, but Questions Remain
Studies suggest mixing vaccines provokes potent immune responses, but scientists want answers on real-world efficacy and rare side effects
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Biology
What Is CRISPR, and Why Is It So Important?
This revolutionary gene-editing system has taken science by storm.
Biotech
Artificial Proteins Never Seen in the Natural World Are Becoming New COVID Vaccines and Medicines
Researchers have begun to crack the code of protein structure, allowing them to remake, well, everything
Medicine
CureVac COVID Vaccine Letdown Spotlights mRNA Design Challenges
Scientists are searching for explanations to disappointing final-stage trial results. These insights could help guide the future development of mRNA vaccines
Medicine
A Better Way to Pay for Health Care
Fee-for-service models, such as that of the U.S., and single-payer models, such as those of the U.K. and Canada, both have significant flaws—but Singapore may have found a workable compromise...
Behavior
Trailblazing Transgender Doctor Saved Countless Lives
After transitioning in 1917, Alan L. Hart helped alter medical history
Medicine
Landmark Alzheimer's Drug Approval Confounds Research Community
Many scientists say there is not enough evidence that Biogen’s aducanumab is an effective therapy for the disease
Medicine
New Technique Grows Realistic Bone in a Dish
It’s one of the most challenging organs to re-create
Public Health
Should Your Child Get the COVID Vaccine?
A pediatric infectious disease expert answers questions about whether the vaccine is safe and why children need it
Medicine
Mix-and-Match COVID Vaccines Trigger Potent Immune Response
Preliminary results from a trial of more than 600 people are the first to show the benefits of combining different vaccines
Medicine
Delaying a COVID Vaccine’s Second Dose Boosts Immune Response in the Elderly
People older than 80 who waited 11 to 12 weeks for their second jab had higher peak antibody levels than did those who waited only three weeks
Medicine
Adolescents Can Finally Get Vaccinated against COVID
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approval is younger teens’ shot at freedom
Medicine
MDMA Shows New Promise for Trauma, but the Drug Alone Is Not a Cure
The illegal substance—paired with intensive therapy and hard work—dramatically improves PTSD symptoms
Medicine
Failure of Genetic Therapies for Huntington’s Devastates Community
Hopes were high for drugs designed to lower levels of a mutant protein, but development has stalled
Policy
In Shocking Move, U.S. Backs Waiving Patents on COVID Vaccines
The development from the Biden administration draws cheers from public health researchers and ire from drugmakers
Public Health
Few Would Fear COVID Vaccines if Policy Makers Explained Their Risks Better
Clear messaging and transparency are vital, say some experts on risk assessment and decision-making
Biotech
COVID Innovations: Vaccines for Variants, Drone Deliveries, Print-Your-Own Shots, and More
Next-generation COVID-19 vaccines will not only tackle different versions of the virus but will provide solutions across the world at a fraction of the cost
Medicine
Blood Test Gives Early Warning of Failing Heart Transplant
The new DNA-based test predicts transplant rejection
Medicine
Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise—Now Come Tougher Trials
Preliminary results suggest the vaccine is up to 77 percent effective in young children, but researchers await larger studies
Medicine
Penicillin Wasn’t Alexander Fleming’s First Major Discovery
It was lysozyme, an enzyme that attacks the cell walls of bacteria—and just as with the celebrated antibiotic, he found it through pure serendipity
