Backed by two leading medical journals, researchers propose a new plan to publish clinical trial data that pharmaceutical companies often try to bury.
Backed by two leading medical journals, researchers propose a new plan to publish clinical trial data that pharmaceutical companies often try to bury.
A panel of advisors says that the agency should loosen restrictions on the sale of a diabetes drug with a spotty clinical safety record.
US watchdog suspends plans to discipline researchers who failed to disclose the full risks of an experimental trial conducted with premature infants.
Turning cell phones into basic research tools can improve health care in the developing world.
Researchers use DNA from ancient tooth tartar to chart changes in the bacterial communities that have lived in human mouths for 8,000 years.
As new infections surface and spread, science meets the challenges with ingenuity and adaptation.
Long-term stroke patients involved in a small-scale clinical trial of a neural stem-cell therapy show signs of recovery.
Italian lawmakers have demanded formal approval for a controversial stem-cell therapy, but allowed some patients to continue treatment under stricter rules.
Researchers discover a microbe living at -15°C, the coldest temperature ever reported for bacterial growth, giving hope to the search for life elsewhere in the cosmos.
Chilly weather could impede the immune reactions that most effectively contain viruses like the common cold.