Why Do Clinical Trials for Cancer Drugs Take So Long?
Readers respond to a guest essay about the costs and [...]
A.I. Agents as ‘Co-Scientists’? This Lab Says They Could Speed Drug Research.
A.I. is already a powerful tool for scientific discovery. Now, [...]
The Search for New Cures Is Broken
It is too hard for medical researchers to launch clinical [...]
F.D.A. Approves the Drug Daraxonrasib That’s Poised to Transform Pancreatic Cancer
In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, [...]
A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With R.F.K.’s Agenda
Agency scientists are advising against allowing widespread use of several [...]
Could Lowering Inflammation Treat Depression?
Psychiatrists think inflammation may be at the root of some [...]
Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens
Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise [...]
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments
The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused [...]
Scientists Find a Potential Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B
Most people recover from the infection, but it poses great [...]
How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough
The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon [...]