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Biotech Matthew Herper and Jason Mast

STAT Plus: Small studies offer hope CAR-T can fight an aggressive brain cancer

Health tech Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Researchers create talking throat patch for people with voice disorders

In the Lab Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: IVF doctors demand full details on fluid that grows embryos amid CooperSurgical lawsuits

In the Lab Elaine Chen

Microplastics found in blood vessels linked to greater risk of heart problems, study finds

Health Annalisa Merelli

Air quality improvements belie rising racial and ethnic disparities in pollutant-related deaths, study finds

In the Lab Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Harvard longevity scientist sparks furor with claim about reversing aging in dogs

Health Annalisa Merelli

It’s time to stop treating menopause like a disease, researchers argue in series of Lancet articles

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps, large study shows

In the Lab Deborah Balthazar

In a first, fetal cell organoids generated from amniotic fluid, new study reports

In the Lab Nicholas St. Fleur

Q&A: Stem cell biologist predicts human embryo models could pave the way to organ transplants

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

Why do some women experience UTI pain with no clear infection? A mouse study offers clues

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

‘Brain fog’ is one of Covid-19’s most daunting symptoms. A new study measures its impact

In the Lab Deborah Balthazar

Q&A: The scientific integrity sleuth taking on the widespread problem of research misconduct

Exclusive Angus Chen

MD Anderson tried — and failed — to resolve research credit dispute between two scientists, new documents show

In the Lab Adam Piore — Boston Globe

STAT Plus: The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

Small study adds to growing hope CAR-T cell therapy could revolutionize autoimmune disease treatment

Biotech Jason Mast

STAT Plus: Scientists take a (small) step toward universal antivenom

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

NIH study of ME/CFS points to immune dysfunction and brain abnormalities at core of long-dismissed disease

In the Lab Anna Yeo

Watch: What is in utero gene editing?

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Meet the fetal surgeon forging CRISPR’s next frontier: curing diseases in the womb

In the Lab Megan Molteni

‘All of Us’ reports half of the genomes it has sequenced are from non-Europeans

Health Annalisa Merelli

Niacin has long been a public health darling. But an excess could be bad for the heart, study suggests

In the Lab Angus Chen

STAT Plus: Leading MD Anderson oncologist disputes junior scientist’s claims in lawsuit over research credit

Biotech Jason Mast

STAT Plus: For unlucky mountaineers, tundra explorers, and the unhoused, a new drug could avert the ravages of frostbite

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Smoking impairs immune response, even after quitting, new study says

Health Elaine Chen

Stem cell study offers clue to South Asians’ increased risk of cardiovascular disease

In the Lab Angus Chen and Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: A flurry of research misconduct cases has universities scrambling to protect themselves

Exclusive Angus Chen and Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: A junior scientist. A prominent oncologist. Now, a clash at MD Anderson over who gets research credit

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

STAT Plus: A gene therapy designed to heal skin wounds helped preserve a boy’s vision