Why Frankenstein matters
Frontiers in science, technology and medicine
Frontiers in science, technology and medicine
Caution surrounds research into growing human organs in animals
Tiny lab-grown blobs could aid understanding of psychiatric and neurological disease
CRISPR is a revolutionary gene-editing tool, but it’s not without risk
It's not just for gene therapy
The enormity of first U.S. adult heart transplant
Stanford’s heart transplant breakthrough precipitated years of protocol advances
A conversation with author Mary Roach
Kidney removal takes longer and costs more when robots assist surgeons, a new study says.
An analysis of blood reveals that most microbes living inside humans have never been seen before.
Combining an antibody drug with a food desensitization process helps children combat multiple food allergies at once.
The quality of neonatal intensive care in California is inconsistent across racial and ethnic groups.
The growth of some brain tumors might be halted by cutting off their access to a particular signaling protein.
The discovery that muscle stem cells behave differently in the body than they do in lab dishes changes how researchers view stem cell function.
A new form of CAR T-cell therapy could expand cancer treatment options.
Mechanical heart valves are often safer than natural tissue for mitral valve replacement until age 70. The benefits of mechanical valves for aortic valve replacement ends at 55.
Understanding humanity is essential to consider as we push the limits of our medical and scientific knowledge.
In an excerpt from his new book, astronaut and physician Scott Parazynski recounts his mission to repair a ripped solar panel on one of the International Space Station's wings.
Researchers are zeroing in on new techniques to help people recover fully and quickly from a stroke.
Infusions of blood plasma from young donors were safe and improved functional ability for people with Alzheimer’s in a small safety trial.
Newborns with rare genetic disorders trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 rarely live past a year old — but heart surgery could give them a chance at longer lives.
A brief pulse of electricity in key brain regions can halt destructive impulses in lab mice.
