Biomass: The New Petroleum? (Oct 2011)
Medical marijuana: The science and the controversy (May 2011)
Humanity's losing battle with bacteria.(May 2010)
Medical science may finally be moving beyond opioid derivatives. (Oct 2009)
Swine flu pandemic ... the very term strikes
terror. But how serious is the threat? Read this story to find out what the experts say, and where they disagree.
(Jul 2009)
Can your genes predict how you respond to drugs?
(Summer 2009)
Nanotechnology is opening up a whole series of new platforms
for cancer therapeutics. (Apr 2009)
Zinc finger proteins could make gene therapy a cinch
(Dec 2008)
Bispecific antibodies pack a double punch by recruiting immune cells to tumor targets(Sep 2008)
In hunting for a simpler and safer alternative to weight loss surgery,
researchers are trying to disable a nerve that carries much of the
communication between brain and gut. (Jun 2008)
In silico methods could revolutionize every aspect of drug discovery and development. (May 2008)
India's biotech industry puts an unconventional yeast to work to make products ranging from
vaccines to insulin. (Mar 2008)
Cancer therapies aimed at shrinking tumors may miss the true culprits. (Dec 2007)
New immune-based therapies could help the millions of
victims of Type 1 Diabetes, an autoimmune condition which body destroys its own insulin-producing cells.
(Dec 2007)
Donated blood is scarce and often unsafe. Blood substitutes in development
will help -- once they have addressed their own safety issues.(Oct 2007)
This mosquito-borne menace infects 100 million every year, and is rapidly spreading due to
urbanization and air travel. But new vaccines might help control it.(Aug 2007)
Estrogen is very effective in relieving menopause symptoms such as hot flashes,
but the hormone
may not suit everyone. What causes hot flashes? And can this condition, which
affects three out of four women during menopause, be treated without hormones?(Jul 2007)
This story examines recent concerns about long-term effects of anesthesia,
such as increased chance
of cancer recurrence, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's, and other serious conditions,
especially in infants and the elderly.(May 2007)
Our homes, offices, and other buildings are full of substances that emit pollutants
such as benzene, ozone, and particulates.
But how dangerous are they to our health? (Dec 2005)
