Horrific experiments involving deadly doses of radiation were carried out for years, unknowingly poisoning Americans as the ...

Human experimentation made many modern medical advances possible—but history shows what happens when ethics are ignored. Across wars, regimes, and institutions, people were subjected to cruel and ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Right now, the United States is conducting a large-scale, uncontrolled policy experiment on the health of transgender and nonbinary (trans) youth. At the same time, federal actions are dismantling the ...

Potomac, Maryland, native Christopher Williams is one of the seven astronauts and cosmonauts currently aboard the ...

A study introduces a scalable 2D human neuron platform to probe how brain-like rhythms emerge and how specific drugs reshape them, aiding epilepsy and autism research.

Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler ...

Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make many small adjustments to make sure it doesn't fall over. It ...

Guinea-Bissau suspends a US-funded vaccine trial for newborns following ethical concerns and international criticism.

It started out counting calories in everyday Indian meals. But with diabetes drugs transforming the global weight-loss market ...

A long-term US study links metformin to 30% lower risk of dying before 90 in women with type 2 diabetes – is this the real longevity pill?