In the Lab

In the Lab Angus Chen

STAT Plus: When a cancer drug fails, oncologists often fly blind. A precision technique might light the way

In the Lab Angus Chen

STAT Plus: New liquid biopsy screening test for pancreatic cancer shows promise in early data

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Cancer is rising among the young. Study suggests it’s because their cells are aging faster

In the Lab Nicholas St. Fleur

Q&A: What ‘de-extinction’ of woolly mammoths can teach us with evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro

In the Lab Jason Mast

STAT Plus: Scientists uncover potential path to treating deadly childhood tumor

In the Lab Deborah Balthazar

Why researchers think human milk could repair the gut microbiome and reduce infections

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

Gut bacteria could play role in kidney autoimmune disease, study shows

In the Lab Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Borrowing an idea from cancer immunotherapy, scientists make old-mice immune systems youthful again

Health Annalisa Merelli

Pregnancy increases biological age — but recovery and breastfeeding can undo the damage, study finds

STAT Madness Theresa Gaffney

Male birth control research wins audience over at STAT Madness event

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

STAT Plus: U.K. health officials and researchers try to carve a path for more individualized genetic treatments

Politics Olivia Goldhill

STAT Plus: Fetal tissue research gains in importance as roadblocks multiply

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

STAT Plus: A scientific mystery highlights the blind spots in genomics databases

Health Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: In small study, baby aspirin cuts fat buildup in liver disease patients

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

Q&A: Is it time for scientists to rethink how they study sex in research?

In the Lab Nicholas St. Fleur

Q&A: What the brains of songbirds can teach us about human stuttering with neurobiologist Erich Jarvis

Biotech Matthew Herper and Jason Mast

STAT Plus: Small studies offer hope CAR-T can fight an aggressive brain cancer

Health tech Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Researchers create talking throat patch for people with voice disorders

In the Lab Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: IVF doctors demand full details on fluid that grows embryos amid CooperSurgical lawsuits

In the Lab Elaine Chen

Microplastics found in blood vessels linked to greater risk of heart problems, study finds

Health Annalisa Merelli

Air quality improvements belie rising racial and ethnic disparities in pollutant-related deaths, study finds

In the Lab Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Harvard longevity scientist sparks furor with claim about reversing aging in dogs

Health Annalisa Merelli

It’s time to stop treating menopause like a disease, researchers argue in series of Lancet articles

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps, large study shows

In the Lab Deborah Balthazar

In a first, fetal cell organoids generated from amniotic fluid, new study reports

In the Lab Nicholas St. Fleur

Q&A: Stem cell biologist predicts human embryo models could pave the way to organ transplants

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

Why do some women experience UTI pain with no clear infection? A mouse study offers clues

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

‘Brain fog’ is one of Covid-19’s most daunting symptoms. A new study measures its impact

In the Lab Deborah Balthazar

Q&A: The scientific integrity sleuth taking on the widespread problem of research misconduct