A 30-year-old technique to record the electrical activity of neurons gets a robotic makeover.
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A 30-year-old technique to record the electrical activity of neurons gets a robotic makeover.
A growth factor isolated from human stem cells shows promising results in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.
Adding texture to a lotus-leaf-like surface lets researchers control the movement of liquid droplets, and provides a cheap alternative for microfluidic applications.
Amgen’s incomplete report on an early major trial of epoetin misled the medical community about the anemia drug’s risks and benefits—and helped make Amgen rich.
A lack of methodological detail in the published literature threatens the foundation of scientific discourse.
Editors at PLoS Medicine suggest that merely disclosing conflicts of interest is insufficient and possibly even counterproductive.
With 12 new tuberculosis vaccines in clinical development, a plan is needed to introduce the most effective ones throughout the world.
A once rare mobile genetic element could be the cause of a MRSA epidemic in Chinese hospitals.
A mosquito-killing fungus shows promise as an effective dengue-control agent.
Remarkable findings of ingested plant miRNA in animal liver and blood draw speculation about the study’s validity.