Expert: Kin could sway feds to OK DMD drug April 3, 2014 Families fighting to get approval for a new drug that treats a fatal disease called Duchenne…
Cereal aisle psychology: All eyes on the consumer April 3, 2014 While it’s nothing new that items are strategically placed in the grocery store, a new study shows…
Muscle paralysis eased by light-sensitive stem cells April 3, 2014 A genetic tweak can make light work of some nervous disorders. Using flashes of light to stimulate…
"Breakthrough" tough to reproduce April 3, 2014 An independent group could not replicate the results of a highly cited heart regeneration protocol…
Spider-web bandages: New medicine mimics nature April 2, 2014 By copying the blueprints found in nature, Jeffrey Karp, associate professor of medicine at…
Fraud alleged in findings on stem cells April 2, 2014 A dramatic advance in creating stem cells for research received a serious blow Tuesday when a…
Rural states oppose Boston's dominance in research funds April 2, 2014 Two dozen rural states stretching from Maine to Mississippi and Montana are clamoring to increase…
Toxins in nutrition supplements still escape FDA oversight April 2, 2014 When young and middle-aged adults started showing up at the hospital with liver failure last…
Patients can now choose not to know their own DNA secrets April 1, 2014 The national standard-setting group, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)…
Surgeon general nominee to speak at Medical, Dental Schools' Class Day April 1, 2014 Surgeon General nominee Vivek H. Murthy, instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
Japan finds fraudulent steps in 'breakthrough' stem cell paper April 1, 2014 Japan’s top research body on Tuesday accused the lead writer of stem cell papers hailed as a game…