Megan Molteni

New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some dementia cases.

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she'd gotten something in it. But the next day, as she was pushing her hair back on that side of her head, she noticed a blister near the hairline. She knew immediately what it was: shingles.

The findings spell an uncertain future for hospitals and clinics that derive a significant portion of their revenues from obesity procedures.

A new generation of young scientists trained in top CRISPR labs are striking out on their own. by Megan Molteni Oct 31, 2024

O ne day in early August in 2001, Victor Ambros received an email from an editor at Science, asking him to review two new studies the journal was considering publishing.

Ambros and Lee's collaboration helped spawn a new field of biology while proving breakthrough science can come out of a family-friendly lab

NYU Langone Health announced that, for the third time, a genetically modified pig kidney had been transplanted into a living patient

Reports that cows have been infected despite farmers' preventive measures indicate there are multiple routes of transmission