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Experiments in mice and people find that probiotic supplements don’t consistently change the composition of the gut microbiome, and may have adverse effects after antibiotics.

The discredited blood-testing company announced its decision to close in a company-wide email.

Nine of the most recent retractions from AACR journals are for papers coauthored by embattled cancer researcher Bharat Aggarwal.

Researchers have flagged several issues with so-called SmartFlares over the years, and it’s still unclear why they don’t appear to work under certain circumstances.

Two patients who received Sangamo’s zinc finger–based treatment for Hunter syndrome have lower biomarkers of the condition, but no signs of new enzyme production.

A mouse study adds to the growing body of work disputing the ability of progenitor cells to regenerate muscle tissue in adult mammals’ hearts.

Scientists work to help relocate colleagues who lost everything.

A judge throws out several of researcher Beverly Emerson’s claims, but the case proceeds.

Research funding agencies in Europe will require grantees’ papers to be free to read when they are available online.

Several members of senior management at the prestigious UK research center face claims of sexism and mistreatment of staff.

The Germany-based study will test an ex vivo genome-editing therapy for the inherited blood disorder β-thalassemia.

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