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Medical researchers often use race to define health risks. But a geneticist and a sociologist say racial categories don't accurately reflect who people are, and that science has to change.
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Academic medicine is still a man’s world, according to two studies and an accompanying editorial published Tuesday in the journal JAMA.Despite growing…
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Steve Silberman talks about how Nazi extermination plans and a discredited scientific paper about childhood vaccines shaped our current understanding of autism.
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If you wear eye glasses or contact lenses, chances are they’ve been specially calibrated to your unique set of eyes. If you’ve ever received a…
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It's not just government-sponsored medical research that's dwindled in the last few years in the U.S. Drug firms have curbed their investment, too, especially in early-stage hunts for new drugs.
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By Joshua Cohen, Tufts University Thanks in part to the Ebola crisis, neglected diseases have grabbed the world’s attention. These diseases predominantly…
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There is no effective treatment for the rare genetic disorder fragile X syndrome, so two parents created a foundation to fund research. But they found there's no easy road to a cure.