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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

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...

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

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

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

Why Great Olympic Feats Raise Suspicions

"Performance profiling" could help catch athletes who use banned performance-enhancing drugs

The Science Behind Your Health

The Science of Staying Well

Women's Risk of Reproductive Disease Linked to Environmental Estrogens

Chemicals that mimic the human hormone may increase the risk of uterine and ovarian diseases

Unnatural Selection: Muscles, Genes and Genetic Cheats

Can specific genes cause muscles to grow faster or stronger, and can genetic tampering give athletes an unnatural edge?

Rope a Dope: Drug Testing in Sports Enters a More Aggressive Era

Unusual variations in an athlete's blood could determine guilt, even if no illegal substances are found

Early HIV Treatment Might Save Livelihoods as Well as Lives

People who manage their HIV infections from an early stage are able to work more and keep their kids in school

Artificial Jellyfish Built from Rat Cells

The reverse-engineered life form could be used to test drugs

Europe Nears First Approval for Gene Therapy Treatment

China was the first country to approve a gene therapy product for commercial use, in 2004. The U.S. has yet to endorse any such treatments and the field has been plagued by carcinogenicity...

August 2012 Briefing Memo

International AIDS Conference Returns to U.S. with Much Remaining Undone

So much changed in a 22-year span since the conference was last held in the U.S. that its return effectively marks a new phase in the epidemic in terms of treatment, prevention, funding and death rates...

Advances against AIDS

The International AIDS Conference is being held in the U.S. for the first time since 1990. What progress have we made in battling this global disease since then?

Silk Protein Lets Vaccines Stand the Heat

Encased in silk protein, vaccines and antibiotics survived tropical temperatures without refrigeration. Cynthia Graber reports

What Is Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, the Cancer That Struck Nora Ephron?

The When Harry Met Sally screenwriter recently succumbed to this enigmatic form of cancer, but there are new treatments in the pipeline

What the Supercool Arctic Ground Squirrel Teaches Us about the Brain's Resilience

During hibernation, the ground squirrel's brain loses many vital neural connections, but it has evolved a way to recuperate. Understanding that process might help scientists treat Alzheimer's...

Species-Specific Microbes May Be Key to a Healthy Immune System

Mice raised with human microbiomes never develop mature immune systems, which may explain the rise in immunological illnesses