Articles Tagged with “BASIC RESEARCH”

The model tissues, barely a decade old, have become more clever and complex—and increasingly useful.

Medical journals have a blind spot when it comes to race. But a blueprint for change is beginning to emerge.

For decades, researchers have looked at social factors to explain the greater presence of disease in Black populations. But the stress of experiencing racism causes great harm, too.

Mini gut models give scientists a front row seat to some of the most puzzling pathogen behaviors.

A wave of research shows how a pregnancy can be put at risk by drinking, diet and exposures to toxins—on the part of the male.

More research into coordination disorders shows why some children are more prone to trip, fumble and spill the milk.

Since the 1960s, the dream of ultra-fast high dose radiation promised better cancer treatment with fewer side effects. Will the reality measure up?

More than a hundred COVID-19 vaccines are in development, and many use new technologies never tried on a grand scale. Here’s how each is supposed to work.

Peter L. Slavin and Timothy G. Ferris discuss how Massachusetts General Hospital is tackling COVID-19.