How medical education can revive the physician–scientist pipeline

The physician–scientist has long occupied a unique place in medicine—bridging the laboratory and the clinic, translating ...
News Medical

Scientists discover molecular brake that limits T cell attack on tumors

In a discovery that could expand the array of current cancer immunotherapy treatments, scientists at Harvard Medical School have identified a new molecular brake that hinders the ability of T cells to ...
News Medical

Scientists create detailed single-cell map of the developing human brain

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps of the developing human brain. The atlas captures nearly every cell type, ...
Medical Xpress

Scientists esteemed by public, with vaccine scientists seen as similar to scientists in general

Vaccines and scientists who work on them have been embroiled in controversy and subject to unfounded attacks over the past half-dozen years. The litany of attacks has included both debunked claims and ...
The New York Times

Major Medical Prizes Given to Cell Biology and Cystic Fibrosis Pioneers

Many winners of the annual Lasker Awards have gone on to win a Nobel Prize in medicine or other fields. Lucy Shapiro of Stanford University was honored for her 55-year career investigating how ...
The Scientist

Medical Interventions Rapidly Change Isolated Indigenous Microbiomes

An anti-parasitic medical program in Amazonian communities shifted villagers’ microbiomes toward an urban profile, ...
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Scientists design lifeform using only 57 genetic codes

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions. This remarkable feat paves the way for boundless opportunities in biology, ...