An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of Type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, ...

New research suggests that a pigment that causes yellowing of the skin, or jaundice, may help protect people from the most severe consequences of malaria.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice on science, engineering, and health matters. Top experts participate ...

It recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and—with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine—provides science, engineering, and health policy ...

Former National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan said in the April announcement that its goals of investing in the most promising ideas and people across all fields of science and ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

A new special publication from the National Academy of Medicine provides a framework to guide responsible, effective, equitable, and human-centered use of artificial intelligence in health and ...

Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.. The policy ...

Yet today, the role of science in national parks is under threat and is being rapidly eroded in ways that are profoundly harming parks. Recent policies and actions have led to devastating staff losses ...