Results from a small proof-of-concept study indicate that CRISPR gene editing is safe and can improve vision in some people ...

An estimated 1.5 million people worldwide live with retinitis pigmentosa, which starts with loss of night vision and usually ...

A new study, published May 6 in JAMA, found that internal medicine patients of newly trained physicians with top scores on the board certification exam — a comprehensive test usually taken after a ...

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in ...

Mitochondria contain the tiny power plants that churn out life-sustaining energy molecules in our cells. In 2016, the lab of HMS geneticist Stirling Churchman showed that in yeast, cell nuclei and ...

As a high school student in Miami, Deborah Plana loved the quantitative sciences. Then her biology teacher talked about new drugs being tested to treat genetic diseases and the many questions that ...

In a small study, a subset of female mice with high baseline anxiety levels, but not male mice, sought a starvation-like state in response to stress. The mice’s facial expressions suggested that the ...

Residency positions in dermatology for the U.S. military are limited to a handful of openings each year, and these vary depending on the needs of the forces. In 2024, only one spot in the country was ...

For Arcita Hanjani Pramudita, life is never about a single moment. It’s about the connections between experiences, woven together to form a strong, intricately patterned fabric. Her own diverse ...