‘Giant step forward’ for Huntington’s — the scientist behind the first gene therapy
On a video call in early September, Sarah Tabrizi first saw the data that she and other researchers…
The baby whose life was saved by the first personalized CRISPR therapy
You have full access to this article via your institution. To the research team working to save him,…
Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment?
Last April, neuroscientist Sue Grigson received an e-mail from a man detailing his years-long struggle to kick addiction…
Women seem to retract fewer papers than men — but why?
Are women more careful about their research than men? Or are they more risk-averse?Credit: Westend61/Getty Women are under-represented…
How obesity drugs quiet ‘food noise’ in the brain
Drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro act on GLP-1 receptors in the brain to regulate appetite. Credit: Oliver…
Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry
Oddly, about 20% of the B cells in our bodies are autoreactive. They target antigens belonging to our…
Alzheimer’s decline slows with just a few thousand steps a day
Cognition deteriorates less rapidly in people with Alzheimer’s disease who take at least 3,000 to 5,000 steps per…
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may reduce alcohol’s buzz, study finds
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Popular drugs credited with shrinking waistlines and controlling blood sugar…
Research monkeys got loose after a truck overturned on a highway. Their owner, destination, and exact purpose remain shrouded in mystery
The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest…
World’s smallest 3D bioprinter could help surgeons repair vocal cords
Surgery is sometimes necessary to remove growths or cysts from vocal cords.Credit: Garo/Phanie/Science Photo Library Inspired by the…
Alternatives to animal testing are the future — it’s time that journals, funders and scientists embrace them
Collections of human cells generated from different sources can be used to test new drugs. Credit: Lewis Houghton/SPL…
When helpfulness backfires: LLMs and the risk of false medical information due to sycophantic behavior
To evaluate language models across varying levels of drug familiarity, we used the RABBITS30 dataset, which includes 550…