One Year after Sandy, Uneven Recovery at New York University's Labs
Walking through Gordon Fishell’s lab now, you would never know that much of his research was swept away by last year’s superstorm. Other scientists at New York University’s medical center cannot say the same
Paying Kidney Donors Is Cost-Effective, Researchers Say
Researchers found a strategy of paying living donors that would save the health system $340 over the lifetime of each patient
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Bid to Use Common Anesthetic for Executions Threatens U.S. Patients
The politics of capital punishment is affecting drug manufacturing decisions and forcing doctors to worry about sources of anesthesia, such as propofol
Researchers Keep Mum on Botulism Discovery
Publishing all the scientific details, they say, might show terrorists how to create a bioweapon
China Enters Global Vaccine Marketplace for the First Time
The first World Health Organization endorsement of a Chinese-made vaccine may result in inexpensive, high-quality inoculations for the developing world
Victories and Challenges in the War against Polio
Breakthrough vaccines eliminated the dread viral threat in just a few decades, but political turmoil could enable its resurgence
Blood Protein Patterns Tell Tumor Potential
Is that lump malignant or benign? A blood test that measures levels of hundreds of different proteins may provide biopsy-equivalent answers. Wayt Gibbs reports.
Personal-Genetics Firm Denies Pursuit of 'Designer Babies'
23andMe says it has no plans to pursue concepts discussed in its patent for a method to predict a baby's traits based on its parents' DNA
Grafted Ovaries Lead to Successful Pregnancy
A health baby is born after ovarian tissue is reportedly removed, stimulated and reinserted
Should Kratom Use Be Legal?
Thailand is considering legalizing kratom as a safer alternative for meth addicts, and U.S. researchers are studying its potential to help opiate abusers kick the habit without withdrawal side effects. Is that a good thing?
New Treatment for Gonorrhea Prevents Reinfection
A nanoparticle-based cancer therapy has been found to thwart an antibiotic-resistant, sexually transmitted infection in mice
Foot Cream Kills HIV by Tricking Cells to Commit Suicide
Ciclopirox is currently approved by the FDA as a topical antifungal cream (Credit: Fougera) A common drug that dermatologists turn to treat nail fungus appears to come with a not-so-tiny side effect: eradicating HIV .