Medicine

An electrical-stimulation technology with promising new uses comes from a dark age that still has a lot to teach us.

It’s made out of living human cells. Someday they could be yours.

Research on aging treatments keeps turning up profound variations in how male and female subjects respond.

A CRISPR startup rewrites tiny mutations instead of cutting and pasting entire genes.

Investors and families are counting on Onno Faber to galvanize research into neglected conditions—like the one threatening his hearing and sight.

A startup tries to scale up health care that’s cheaper, safer, and much more comfortable.

An engineer lights up tiny tumors that doctors can’t see.

A startup finds patterns that experts in personalized medicine say they couldn’t see before.

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Halo Cures, a crowdfunding startup, will usher new drugs and devices through the rockiest stage of development.