It was hoped using reprogrammed mature cells would be a noncontroversial alternative to embryo-derived stem cells. But problems like low replication rates and early senescence have impeded their efficacy in generating differentiated cells...
Industry turns to cell lines for drug screens.
NEW YORK—Almost a year since President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which earmarked some $19 billion to get electronic health records off the ground, most of the country's medical and research institutions are still primarily pushing paper...
Researchers writing in the journal Science discuss the threat to athletic integrity posed by genetic doping--gene therapy to enhance performance--as well as efforts to test for it. Cynthia Graber reports...
When Olympic medals and multi-million-dollar contracts are at stake, athletes and coaches have been known to resort to drastic measures to strike gold.
Radiation and chemotherapies that save young women from cancer can leave them infertile. But a novel procedure can keep motherhood on ice without delaying treatment
Consortium sets sights on the differences that make us different.
Vitamin C increases the production of induced stem cells
NIH moves to approve cells in limbo after rule change.
Researchers use a brain-scanning technique to find differences in the neural connections of PTSD patients that could help researchers understand and treat the disorder
Weighing the risks and benefits of medical procedures is unquestionably a good thing
A study in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery reports the development of an artificial muscle system that could restore the ability to blink to stroke and injury patients. Cynthia Graber reports...
The case for strep throat–induced mental illness grows stronger
The first microbiome study of the penis offers some clues as to why removing foreskin cuts the risk of HIV infection in circumcised men
Direct stimulation of the arousal centers in patients may restore awareness
AI researchers now aim to improve the usability of programs aimed at assisting doctors in figuring out what is wrong with us
