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After attacks on two Ebola treatment centers in Democratic Republic of Congo last week, Doctors Without Borders says public health workers are “failing” to control the epidemic.

Neurons can only efficiently fix genetic injuries when the animals are asleep.

The nasal spray to ease intractable depression appears on the US market after decades without novel antidepressant treatments.

T cells modified to target disease-contributing B cells improved survival in two mouse models of the autoimmune disease.

Animal and cell culture studies show evidence that dengue antibodies can both neutralize and enhance Zika, but human investigations have only found protective effects.

Gottlieb will step down after two years at the helm of the US Food and Drug Administration to spend more time with his family.

A pilot project between the scholarly publisher and the academic networking platform launched last week.

The “London patient” may represent the second person cured of the infection by a cell transplant.

The number of new babies is up from zero born last year, but scientists say the birth rate is still too low to sustain the population of endangered whales.

An analysis of the contours of more than 600 kids’ brains points to links between cerebral surface area and heritability in regions of the brain important in cognition.  

On Saturday, the US President announced that he would soon issue an executive order denying funds to colleges and universities that fail to protect free speech.

After negotiating for eight months, the University of California becomes one of the first research institutions in the US to stop paying for access to the publisher’s journals.