A promising new approach to treating some of the worst types of leukemia, including an aggressive leukemia that mostly affects babies has been discovered.

A new study suggests that a drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety caused by long-term heavy alcohol use, and may also halt the damage such drinking can cause to the brain’s ability to grow new cells.

A study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help explain why the effects of deep-brain stimulation can vary so much - and points the way toward improving the treatment.

In the post-genomic era, the direct cost associated with performing sequencing reactions has diminished, whereas the data processing, storage, management, and interpretation costs have increased exponentially. In this article, we explore how new tools are simplifying the process of genomic data analysis.

We’re now somewhere between the second and third attempt at the UK leaving the EU. Yet, as we approach the turn of the year, the future remains opaque. As with the last two attempts the incumbent government has committed to “absolutely no further delay”, this time past January 31, 2020. But with the general election results only days away this is far from certain – ambiguity and surprise at what unfolds seem to have become normalized states.

In this article, we revisit the many twists and turns of the aducanumab clinical trials and explore the scientific community's response to the latest analysis of the data.