Blood cell counts have unfairly kept Black and Middle Eastern people from clinical trials, study says
One of the most important measurements for cancer patients is the neutrophil count. Certain cancer…
Category: In the Lab
In a first, living mice are made transparent
When a dye called tartrazine is added to food, it creates a bright yellow hue…
Study of gender-affirming care reveals immune system sex differences
Researchers have long known that, in general, women are more susceptible to autoimmune disorders than…
STAT+: Biden administration’s $3.2 billion antiviral pandemic plan is fizzling out
NEW YORK — Sixteen floors above Central Park, Kris White keeps his gentler pathogens behind…
Alzheimer’s drug may raise the risk of brain bleed in patients with Down syndrome
A year ago, after much fanfare and controversy, the Food and Drug Administration approved Eisai…
Teamwork is good for science — but maybe not for young researchers’ careers
Science is a team sport, and those teams are getting larger. While that expansion might…
ALS patient lived with a brain-computer interface for 7 years. Here’s what researchers learned
Brain-computer interfaces are still years, and several FDA approvals, away from being available on the…
Scientists are starting to uncover how neighborhood can affect the biology of cancer
Where you live has a relationship to your odds of getting cancer and surviving cancer….
STAT+: The race to build better CRISPR delivery vehicles is heating up
If the first CRISPR decade was marked by a mad dash to evolve, engineer, and…
What we do and don’t know about the shortage of blood culture bottles
In July, federal health officials warned hospitals that there would be a critical shortage of…
With Biden’s departure in sight, advocates seek to preserve gains of Cancer Moonshot
In President Biden’s address to the nation after dropping out of the election race, he…
STAT+: Mount Sinai mounted aggressive campaign to stifle debate over revelations about its controversial brain research
Mount Sinai, a leading hospital network in New York City, has mounted an extraordinary behind-the-scenes…
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STAT+: Parasite engineered to treat brain development disorder in mice shows potential in study
The human body works hard to prevent outside substances from entering the brain — which…
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s diagnosis were 91% accurate in new study
New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday –…
STAT+: Jiankui He, creator of CRISPR-edited children, relocates to a Chinese medical tourism hub
Jiankui He, the Chinese scientist who sparked a global uproar in 2018 when he revealed…
At a Mass General perfusion lab, a push to make more and more hearts viable for transplant
It seems like organized chaos. Five lab members move around a room the size of…
Massive study of veterans’ DNA shows how diversity can help researchers decipher the genome
An expansive new study offers clear evidence that sequencing the genomes of diverse populations can…
Bone marrow donors needn’t be perfect match, study says, paving way for more equitable access
As a hematologist-oncologist in Miami, Mikkael Sekeres always hopes his patients will find a perfect…
Expansive new study points to distinct brain networks linked to sex and gender
Our brains are shaped by our experiences — whether you’re a bird watcher, book lover,…
CAR-T therapy’s complications, as well as its benefits, become clearer in ‘flurry’ of cancer studies
Researchers were perplexed when the Food and Drug Administration announced it was investigating whether CAR-T…
STAT+: The biggest misconception about CTE, according to a leading brain trauma expert
This week, the late National Hockey League veteran Greg Johnson was diagnosed with chronic traumatic…
Researchers identify ‘molecular switch’ in lupus that could stymie harmful immune response
Lupus, in superhero terms, tells a devastating story. A loyal hero turns villain and works…
A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous…
5 takeaways from the Human Genome Project investigation
The Human Genome Project was among the most ambitious scientific efforts in modern history, with…
The untold story of the Human Genome Project: How one man’s DNA became a pillar of genetics
STAT is co-publishing this investigation by Undark. They numbered 20 in all — 10 men…
New study sparks debate about whether H5N1 virus in cows is adapted to better infect humans
A study published Monday provides new evidence that the H5N1 virus currently causing an outbreak…
‘Visionary’ study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection
Remember when we thought Covid was a two-week illness? So does Michael Peluso, assistant professor…
Microbiome composition varies based on sampling time, mouse study finds
The microbiome has immense power to shape health outcomes. The bacteria that take up residence…
STAT+: Novel amputation procedure makes walking with a prosthetic leg feel more seamless
A novel surgical technique could dramatically improve walking for people with below-the-knee amputations and help…
STAT+: Trying to outrun her prion disease, researcher creates powerful epigenetic editor in mice
Sonia Vallabh always thought genome editing wouldn’t be an option. It was such an obvious…
STAT+: Journal retracts study tied to Micronoma’s effort to create blood cancer test
Nature retracted a high-profile paper that served as part of the scientific groundwork for Micronoma,…
STAT+: Oral ketamine tablets effective for treating depression, new study finds
The results of a randomized controlled trial published Monday showed oral ketamine tablets were safe…
STAT+: New immunotherapy combination could ‘change the landscape’ of cancer treatment
When they work, immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors can shrink cancers and, in some cases,…
Coalition wages campaign for retractions of Richard Lynn’s racist journal articles
A coalition of researchers, historians, and journalists is urging that major scientific publishers, including Elsevier…
How a Baltimore neuroscience study is rewriting Black America’s relationship with medical research
Priscilla Agnew-Hines will never be able to forget that day in early 2020. On March…
STAT+: To feed an AI that designs new enzymes, Basecamp hunts rare proteins at the world’s end
Not many AI companies have expeditions to the rainforest on the calendar, or need scientists…
With placenta-on-a-chip, researchers hope to gauge how drugs and toxins impact pregnancy
Early in her pregnancy in 2015, Nicole Hashemi wanted to know how much caffeine was…
STAT+: New AI for biopsies can analyze microscopic images, talk to pathologists about your tumor
To non-pathologists, the histology slide looked, as all histology slides do, a sea of mottled…
Three scientists win Kavli Prize for nanoscience in biomedicine
Three scientists — Robert Langer, Paul Alivisatos, and Chad Mirkin — were awarded the 2024…
House Republicans press for new guardrails on ‘gain-of-function’ research by NIH
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders of a prominent committee overseeing federal health agencies are pushing to…
STAT+: Tweezers? Wrenches? Researchers plot prosthetics’ future with tools, not hands
Nearly half of people with upper-limb prosthetics abandon them. They’re often uncomfortable, dysfunctional or just…
STAT+: Watch: How Harvard researchers boosted an ALS patient’s independence with a box and a balloon
John Goodson practiced medicine for almost 50 years at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. As…
STAT+: Stephen Quake on the Chan Zuckerberg quest to cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by 2100
SAN DIEGO — Decades ago, as a young physics Ph.D. student, Stephen Quake stumbled into…
A new discovery about carbon dioxide is challenging decades-old ventilation doctrine
Carbon dioxide monitors have been around for decades. But in 2020, they became, almost overnight,…
What the rescheduling of marijuana might — and might not — mean for scientific research
WASHINGTON — After years of inertia, the field of research into the health effects of…
STAT+: Scientists install ‘window’ in the skull to record brain activity using ultrasound
Researchers may have a new way to watch the human brain pulse, thanks to an…
STAT+: ASCO preview: a promising solid tumor CAR-T, an AI patient navigator, and improving palliative care
Thousands of cancer researchers and clinicians are flocking to Chicago for the American Society of…
STAT+: New antiviral works against coronaviruses in mice, but human testing will have to wait
During the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccines were the main line of defense. Startlingly effective shots quickly…
Black Americans’ risk for breast cancer gains clarity in analysis of 40,000 genomes
Hundreds of genetic variants can nudge someone’s risk of breast cancer up or down or…
STAT+: A novel spinal cord stimulator treats paralysis without surgery. FDA will rule on it soon
After his spinal cord injury in 2014, Sherown Campbell worked hard to regain as much…