Biology
Vaccine Trial Reveals Weak Spots in HIV's Armor
A new analysis identifies targets for an immune response that could improve AIDS vaccines
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Biology
What Caused the Yosemite Hantavirus Outbreak?
With the Yosemite tourists having died from this normally high-altitude illness, we spoke with an infectious disease expert to see if hantavirus could spread to other areas of the country...
Health
"Junk" DNA Holds Clues to Common Diseases
With the new annotation of the human genome, researchers are finding that most of the code between genes is controlling crucial functions for life and health
Health
Biomarker Predicts Recovery from a Type of Depression
A new study signifies the beginning of the end of psychiatrists' guess-work in figuring out which antidepressants work best for individual patients
Health
Androgen-Blocking Drug Wins Approval for Prostate Cancer
A new treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer has been approved by the FDA
The Sciences
Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions
Find out where the candidates stand on climate change, research, energy, space and more
Health
New Answers for Cancer
The newest targeted therapies are helping doctors to tailor increasingly effective treatments to individual patients
The Sciences
Civil War Innovations
Secession and Science; Warships; Underwater Warfare; Cannons; Communications and Military Intelligence; Medicine and Health
Health
Doctors Debate the Safety of Starch Used in IV Drips
A recent study is fueling controversy over a widely used type of intravenous fluid--hydroxethyl starch
Biology
Are Phage Viruses the Forgotten Cure for Superbugs? [Excerpt]
A new book follows a crop of biotech start-ups as they race to turn tiny bacteriophage viruses into a new weapon against antibiotic resistance
Biology
Resistance to Backup Tuberculosis Drugs Increases
Control of the disease recently is hindered by strains of TB that can't be treated with second-line antibiotics
Biology
Antibiotics Linked to Weight Gain
Changes in the gut microbiome from low-dose antibiotics caused mice to gain weight. Similar alterations in humans taking antibiotics, especially children, might be adding to the obesity epidemic...
Biology
Do Post-Market Drug Trials Need a Higher Dose of Ethics?
Patients who sign up for trials testing more than one already approved intervention do not always know if one is being tested for harmful side effects
Health
Cancer-Fighting Compound Might Double as Reversible Male Contraceptive
A protein-blocking compound has been found to impair sperm production in mice without the use of hormones
Health
Common Lab Dye Found to Interrupt Formation of Huntington's Disease Proteins
A small molecule agent like methylene blue that has been grandfathered into approved use as a diagnostic tool in humans can be studied further as possible treatment for the neurodegenerative illness...
Technology
Snap Judgment: Ultrafast Camera Renews Promise of Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection
U.C.L.A.'s enhanced laser-pulsing camera is one of several emerging approaches to finding cancer cells in the blood stream
Health
Grapefruit Juice Improves Cancer Medication
Patients drinking grapefruit juice needed only about about a third as much sirolimus to achieve optimal cancer-fighting levels of the drug
Health
Poor Sleep Hampers Vaccines
Lack of sleep can compromise the immune system's response to vaccines, in some cases making the shots useless. Christopher Intagliata reports
Health
Why Great Olympic Feats Raise Suspicions
"Performance profiling" could help catch athletes who use banned performance-enhancing drugs
Health
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