Fighting Ebola with HIV drugs gets big shot in the arm May 1, 2015 A combination of three HIV drugs does a remarkably good job fighting Ebola in the laboratory…
Urine for a surprise: Your pee might reveal your risk for obesity May 1, 2015 Researchers are finding clues about the metabolism in human urine – most recently in more than 2,000…
New Chapter in Epigenetics April 30, 2015 Unsuspected DNA modification could be a new carrier of heritable epigenetic information
Doctors and nurses, not learning together April 30, 2015 Dhruv Khullar, clinical fellow in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this opinion…
Injection offers option to slim down double chin without surgery April 30, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an injection for the reduction of moderate to…
Boston researchers say these 12 innovations could change medicine April 30, 2015 At the World Medical Innovation Forum on Wednesday, researchers and others detailed the “Disruptive…
The drug at the center of the supreme court case on lethal injections April 29, 2015 The U.S. Supreme Court is again grappling with the death penalty by examining the effectiveness of…
Embryo editing sparks epic debate April 29, 2015 In a world first, Chinese scientists have reported that they have used powerful gene-editing…
Say goodbye to the lazy eye: David Hunter’s pediatric vision scanner April 29, 2015 David G. Hunter, professor of ophthalmology at Children’s Hospital Boston, participated in a Q&A…
How to Short-Circuit Hunger April 28, 2015 Artificially activating a neural link in mice can reduce eating without chronic hunger
Air pollution tied to brain aging April 28, 2015 Air pollution is known to increase the risk for stroke and other cerebrovascular disorders. But now…
