In the Lab

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: Scientists inch closer to single-shot gene editing cure for blood disorders

In the Lab Deborah Balthazar

Statins reduce cardiovascular risk in people living with HIV, new global study finds

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen and Annalisa Merelli

Critics and defenders weigh in on Stanford president’s resignation after research investigation

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Stanford president’s departure begs the question: Who takes the credit — or blame — in team science?

In the Lab Abdullahi Tsanni

These proteins could predict dementia risk decades before symptoms, new study suggests

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

The kidney, in all its complexity, is captured in an atlas that could aid disease research

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Genetic cheat code might explain why some people catch Covid but never get sick

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

Researchers turn to CRISPR to unlock one of the trickiest diseases to treat: Alzheimer’s

In the Lab Bree Iskandar

Doctors use precision medicine to show melanoma drugs can shrink rare brain tumor by 90%

In the Lab Bree Iskandar

A young girl’s custom gene therapy hints at a framework for tailored rare disease treatments

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

A new study of sick infants sees potential in DNA sequencing, but also a need for better ways to interpret the genome

In the Lab Brittany Trang

STAT Plus: NIH fellows, weighing a union, want a pay raise. Will that mean less money for grants?

The Obesity Revolution Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: How the new weight loss drugs could upend our understanding of craving, desire, and addiction

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

Why depression after traumatic brain injury is distinct — and less likely to respond to standard treatment

Health Olivia Goldhill

As psychedelics near approval, there’s no consensus on how they work

In the Lab Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Global controversy heats up the race to build human embryo models from stem cells

Politics Helen Branswell

STAT Plus: House GOP inquiry over gain-of-function research targets a scientific giant

In the Lab Marion Renault

Scientists successfully unfroze rat organs and transplanted them — a ‘historic’ step that could someday transform transplant medicine

In the Lab Damian Garde

Muzzled for years, vindicated MIT professor says fraud investigation into his lab did lasting damage

In the Lab Damian Garde

STAT Plus: Study finds supplements of amino acid taurine slow aging in mice and monkeys

First Opinion Kimberly M. Baker

Want to help with medical breakthroughs? Donate some extra cells to a biobank

Special Report Jonathan Wosen

Academia’s postdoc system is teetering, imperiling efforts to diversify life sciences

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

STAT Plus: Immunotherapy turned brain cancers from ‘cold’ to ‘hot’ in mouse study, as clinical trials advance

Health Tech Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Soft, stretchable electronic skin could reconstruct the sense of touch

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

Study: Rare genetic mutation appears to have protected second person from early Alzheimer’s

Exclusive Megan Molteni

From fusion to retooling cancer trials, Eric Lander wants his new group to ‘go after big problems’

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Scientists use ‘mini-brains’ to study microglia, the brain’s cleanup crew and key players in neurological disease

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Human ‘pangenome’ published, with goal of making genomics more useful for diverse populations