Mind & Brain
Large Study of Stem Cells for Autism Draws Criticism
Experts say a $15-million trial to explore stem cells from cord blood for treating autism is premature
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Therapy: This Time It's Personal
Tailoring cancer treatment to individual and evolving tumours is the way of the future, but scientists are still hashing out the details
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Salmonella Prefers One Gut Nutrient Once Pathogenic
As antibiotic resistance increases the search for new anti-bacterial treatments becomes more and more important. One way to design anti-bacterials is to find specific biochemical pathways that the bacteria require to survive, and develop drugs that block off these pathways...
Mind & Brain
New Drug Targets Promise to Treat Jet Lag
Molecular clues may reveal how to instantly reset the brain's clock
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Who Remembers Smallpox?
A global immunization campaign in the mid-20th century eradicated the smallpox virus, one of the deadliest diseases in history
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Biotech Reels over Natural Products Ruling
Firms are fighting with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Supreme Court for the right to patent natural products and processes
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The Next Generation of HIV Prevention
New drugs for women are passing through key trials
The Newest Endangered Species: Physician-Scientists
Can excellent scientists be excellent physicians at the same time? "I would like to ask you about a trip to Thailand." This is not the kind of question I expected from a patient in my cardiology clinic at the Veterans Administration hospital in Indianapolis...
Mind & Brain
Genetic Mutation May Lead to Autism Subtype
CHD8, a gene that regulates the structure of DNA, is the closest thing so far to an “autism gene”
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Should Prisoners Be Used in Medical Experiments?
History is rife with unethical experiments on inmates. But with proper safeguards prisoner studies may hold the key to the accurate representation of vulnerable groups and lead to health benefits...
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Southern States Have the Highest Painkiller Prescription Rates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the urgent need for changes in prescription practices in a new report
Mind & Brain
Psychotropic Drugs Affect Men and Women Differently
Prescription painkillers, antidepressants and other brain drugs have gender-specific effects
New Cystic Fibrosis Medication a Triumph of Drug Discovery
Getting a drug from conception to market is among the riskiest, hardest and most expensive of scientific and human endeavors, often requiring up to ten years of effort and anywhere between 1 and 5 billion dollars...
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Clinical Trials: More Trials, Fewer Tribulations
Clinical studies that group patients according to their molecular profile can make for better and faster drug approval decisions
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Health Impact of Vitamin Pills Remains Uncertain in Developed World
After decades of study, the evidence for whether supplements actually improve health remains polarized and incomplete
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One Fifth of U.K. Kids with Persistent Coughs May Have Pertussis
A booster vaccination may be warranted for adolescents in England to help diminish the spread of this highly contagious respiratory disease...
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Sudden Death: What Is Marfan’s Syndrome?
A congenital connective tissue disorder that confers pro basketball height also permanently benches an NBA prospect’s dreams of joining the league
Mind & Brain
New Neurons In the Brain Keep Anxiety at Bay
The adult brain generates neurons every day. These cells help us to distinguish one memory from another—a finding that could lead to novel treatments for anxiety disorders
Anthrax Blunder Reveals Deadly Potential of Accidents
A lab director has reportedly been reassigned and other heads at the U.S. Center for Disease Control are likely to roll after an incident earlier this month in which at least 75 staff members may have accidentally been exposed to live samples of anthrax being transported from one lab to another...
Health Bloggers Offer More Advice Than Criticism
My PhD mostly dealt with research blogs from ResearchBlogging.org (RB) an aggregator of blog posts covering peer-reviewed research. In this article, we (Prof.
