The patent office reopened a fight between the Broad Institute and the University of California over who invented CRISPR.

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Elite athletes really are different from you and me. Or, at least their gut microbes are. Scientists who analyzed stool samples of 15 runners a week before and after they competed in the 2015 Boston Marathon found unusually high levels of one particu

Instead of vilifying medical paperwork, we need to make it better, closing the gap between the documentation patients need and what doctor's offices can provide.

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The VA has declined to offer widespread coverage for a depression drug that received an express endorsement from President Trump.

The FDA approved Vyleesi, an under-the-skin injection women take before sex. Skeptics balk at the idea of a drug playing a role in sexual desire.

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A “DNA microscope” shows locations of DNA (and its cousin, RNA) in a cell and their precise nucleotide sequences.

The U.S. pays for 21st-century drugs with a 20th-century payment system. It's like using a 1999 road atlas in the era of Google Maps.

Breakthrough treatments in immunotherapy offer people with food allergies a choice beyond avoiding foods, a shot of epinephrine, and a trip to the emergency room.

In the coming days, the FDA will decide whether to approve a drug meant to increase women’s drive for sex. Not everyone is convinced the agency should.