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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

Deadly Pandemic Bird Flu Details Finally Are Made Public

Scientists and policymakers argue that publishing full H5N1 ferret papers is important for protecting humanity against future pandemics

Small Comfort: Nanomedicine Able to Penetrate Bodily Defenses

Researchers use stealthy nanoscale particles to infiltrate vaginal mucus and keep herpes at bay in mice

Body Count: Taking Stock of All the Bugs That Call Humans Home

Characterizing the diverse human microbiome may someday help us avoid disease and boost health

Aspirin Could Lower Some Cancer Mortality Risk

Daily aspirin could lower the risk of dying from some nonvascular-related diseases, including specific cancers. Katherine Harmon reports

Test Cancer Drugs against Its Spread

A cancer expert argues that our current system for testing drugs fails to fully examine those that might stop metastasis. Cynthia Graber reports

U.S. Government Sets Out Alzheimer's Plan

A health-agency windfall includes funding for two promising clinical trials, one focusing on prevention and the other on early treatment