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Putting the latest scientific research under the microscope

Health Isabella Cueto

Aldosterone, a hormone that prevents dehydration, is linked to worsening kidney disease, study suggests

Aldosterone, a hormone made by the adrenal glands, has been linked to kidney disease in people with diabetes, and now in those without it.

In the Lab Akila Muthukumar

From the Navy to a neuroscience lab: how a daughter’s diagnosis spurred her mother’s career shift

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

New research digs into the genetic drivers of heart failure, with an eye to precision treatments

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Synthetic mouse embryos created from stem cells — without sperm, eggs, or a uterus

Exclusive Megan Molteni

Researchers revive abandoned technique in effort to make artificial human eggs in a test tube

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In the Lab Edward Chen

With the help of a sticky, stretchy material, scientists design a continuous ultrasound system

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

Acne bacteria, study suggests, thrive when skin oil turns infection-fighting cells into accomplices

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In the Lab Megan Molteni

Eggs can survive decades without signs of aging. Now, scientists may know why

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

How does the brain decide what memories are good and bad? A new mouse study offers clues

In the Lab Megan Molteni

In a boost for species conservation, freeze-dried mouse cells produce healthy pups

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

How dengue and Zika infections could make people more attractive to mosquitoes

In the Lab Akila Muthukumar

Lattes and gummies: Food science inspires a new approach to treating gut and liver injury

In the Lab Megan Molteni

CRISPR debuted 10 years ago, in a paper hardly anyone noticed. Jennifer Doudna reflects on the DNA scissors’ first decade

In the Lab Elissa Welle

Women less likely than men to get authorship on scientific publications, analysis finds

In the Lab Kasra Zarei

Three burning questions about the first brain reference charts

In the Lab Jason Mast

Are these Cocoa Krispies-loving hamsters a key to cracking long Covid?

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

Four neuroscientists win Kavli Prize for discovering genes behind serious brain disorders

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

Child’s autopsy from 2008 becomes a clue to mystifying polio-like illness

In the Lab Eric Boodman

New kind of off-the-shelf cancer vaccine reduces metastasis in animal experiments

In the Lab Jason Mast

As reports of ‘Paxlovid rebound’ increase, Covid researchers scramble for answers

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Buffalo shooting ignites a debate over the role of genetics researchers in white supremacist ideology

In the Lab Angus Chen

Cancer experts hail a molecular ‘black box’ that records how cells fly into tumor territory

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Publication of the ‘Google Maps’ of human cells is a milestone. A pioneer of the project explains why

In the Lab Jason Mast

In radical claim, study suggests inflammation wards off chronic pain instead of causing it

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Transfusion of brain fluid from young mice is a memory-elevating elixir for old animals

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

A new ‘master regulator’ could call the tune for hair cells essential to hearing

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

The brain ‘learns’ to have seizures more efficiently and frequently over time, mouse study shows

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

Hundreds of families share a lethal inheritance. This kidney researcher hopes to break the chain

Health Angus Chen

Multiple myeloma is usually detected late. Some researchers think a precursor could help catch it early