Culture-based assays may require up to 28 days to yield results, and they can display variable sensitivity, while indicator ...

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A gene therapy injected into patients’ brains slowed progression of the disease by 75 percent, preliminary findings reported. By Dana G. Smith Preliminary results from a small clinical trial to treat ...

Children have returned to school and are bringing home stories about the things they learned and the friends they made. But some parents are concerned they could also be bringing home a tiny nuisance: ...

Complaints of fever, cough, itchy throat, and flu-like symptoms have ignited discussions around the H3N2 flu. According to a recent study conducted by LocalCircles, in the past 10 days, percentage of ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

An Olympic medallist who lost her mum to Huntington's disease has described a successful treatment for the disease as a real breakthrough. Team GB rowing champion Sarah Winckless, from Henley, was ...

A scientist who studies the microstructures of neurons, called microtubules, wants to expand research in treating dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, with short bouts of an extremely ...

GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. — Chrissy Black loves looking through pictures of her 14-year-old grandson Kayden, especially seeing him happy and playing his guitar. "He is my world," Black said. Their journey ...

If you have treatment-resistant depression, you've already tried taking antidepressants without much success. But you shouldn't give up. It can take time to find the medication, dose, or mix of ...