Medical scientists are stricter while natural, social and humanities scientists are more permissive. The attitude to ethically problematic ways of conducting research differs clearly between ...

Amerindian communities across southern Venezuela have remained isolated from Western medicine. Villages are often only accessible by river or air, and villagers rely on hunting and fishing for food.

Vaccines and scientists who work on them have been embroiled in controversy and subject to unfounded attacks over the past half-dozen years. The litany of attacks has included both debunked claims and ...

A team of scientists led by Duke-NUS Medical School has solved a mystery behind a rare and previously undiagnosed disease that affects multiple organs, shedding new light on its cause—and offering ...