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17 May 2012 | Magazine Preview

FDA Panel Recommends Anti-HIV Drug for Prevention

by Jon Cohen
Should an anti-HIV drug receive approval as a preventive for uninfected people?
16 May 2012 | ScienceNOW

Melanoma Drug Combo Packs a One-Two Punch

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Patients receiving two targeted drugs appear to develop resistance later
9 May 2012 | ScienceNOW

A Shield Against Chemotherapy

by Gisela Telis
Gene therapy protects body while leaving cancer cells vulnerable
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25 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Live Chat: Too Dangerous to Publish?

by David Malakoff
Talk with experts about how the recent controversy over avian flu studies could change the way science is conducted
24 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Video: Tiny Container Could Make Blood Tests Less Painful

by Jon Cartwright
Device wraps around single liquid droplet to prevent evaporation
23 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Fight Against Measles Appears Stalled

by Kai Kupferschmidt
WHO misses goal to reduce deaths by 90%
12 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Dangers of Chinese Medicine Brought to Light by DNA Studies

by Kai Kupferschmidt
Sequencing pinpoints origins and helps reveal unknown ingredients
4 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

Plasma Flashlight Zaps Bacteria

by Jon Cartwright
Killing microorganisms could be as simple as flipping a switch
3 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

New Drug Shows Promise for Advanced Lymphoma

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Four of 10 patients respond to treatment that blocks novel cell pathway
2 April 2012 | ScienceNOW

A Reality Check for Personal Genomes

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Having one's genome sequenced won't be very useful for most people, new study concludes
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28 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Live Chat: The Future of Personalized Medicine

by Jon Cohen
Talk with experts about how genomics could revolutionize human health
27 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Chinese Famine Led to More Female Births

by Helen Fields
Finding supports hypothesis that tough times produce more girls
26 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

One Drug to Shrink All Tumors

by Sarah C. P. Williams
Antibody that blocks a "do not eat" flag on cancer cells turns the immune system against all tumor types
19 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Enzyme 'Melts' Cancer Drug Barrier

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Breaking down tough matrix around pancreatic tumors makes chemotherapy work better in mice
18 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Bone Marrow Transplants Alleviate Symptoms of Rett Syndrome in Mice

by Greg Miller
Study suggests immune cells in the brain play a role in the autism-like disorder
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16 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Examining His Own Body, Stanford Geneticist Stops Diabetes in Its Tracks

by Jon Cohen
Research heralds what some believe is the future of personalized medicine
14 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

HIV Treatment Fends Off Malaria

by Jon Cohen
Drug that helps prevent AIDS also offers protection against dreaded mosquito-borne parasites
7 March 2012 | ScienceNOW

Cancer's Many Faces of Resistance

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Sequencing study finds different mutations throughout a kidney tumor
29 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Iceman Was a Medical Mess

by Julia Galef
Five-thousand-three-hundred-year-old "Ötzi" was at risk for heart disease, carried Lyme disease
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20 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Nuclear Reactors Not Needed to Make the Most Common Medical Isotope

by Robert F. Service
New technique uses a medical cyclotron to produce radioisotope
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20 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Engineering Public Health

by Sarah Crespi
How are scientists using apps and cellphones for public health?
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Medical Imaging, In A Snap

by Marissa Fessenden
Researchers dramatically increase speed of MRI scans
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19 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Video: Fit Hearts Have Street Smarts

by Meghan Rosen
Kids who are in shape are better at multitasking
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18 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Q&A: The 50th Anniversary of 'The Pill'

by Tanya Lewis
We chat with an expert about the risks and benefits of oral contraception
16 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

A Pharmacy Under Your Skin

by Mitch Leslie
Implantable microchips dole out osteoporosis drugs in people
13 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Embryos Starved of Oxygen May Be 'Programmed' for Heart Disease

by Jean Friedman-Rudovsky
Rat study suggests antioxidants could help
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1 February 2012 | ScienceNOW

Massage's Mystery Mechanism Unmasked

by Gisela Telis
Hands-on therapy turns genes on (and off) for better healing
25 January 2012 | ScienceNOW

Headed for Surgery? Hold the Protein

by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel
Restricted diet may protect organs from damage
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23 January 2012 | ScienceNOW

Embryonic Stem Cells Appear Safe, May Help Eye Disease

by Jocelyn Kaiser
First published results for a clinical trial using cells give field a boost
19 January 2012 | ScienceNOW

Metal Puts a Crimp in Deadly Bacterial Toxin

by Mitch Leslie
Manganese stalls delivery of poison released by germs that spread in food and water
18 January 2012 | ScienceNOW

Malaria Drugmakers See the Light

by Kai Kupferschmidt
New photochemical reaction system could make key medicine cheaper
12 January 2012 | ScienceNOW

Surprising Cells Stymie Sepsis

by Mitch Leslie
Known for making antibodies, B cells might also prevent out-of-control infections
15 December 2011 | ScienceNOW

Why Tuberculosis Is So Hard to Cure

by Kai Kupferschmidt
Asymmetrical cell division may help disease-causing bacteria survive antibiotics
8 December 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Measles Transmission—As Seen From Space

by Martin Enserink
Nighttime satellite imaging helps explain spread of disease in Niger
30 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Short Chromosomes Linked to Fatigue in Elderly

by Helen Shen
Abridged telomeres track with decline in fitness
28 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

Baffling Failure of Vaginal Gel Laced With Anti-HIV Drug

by Jon Cohen
A large study in three sub-Saharan African countries has prematurely stopped testing a vaginal gel that contains the anti-HIV drug tenofovir because it's not working
24 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

Transplanted Neurons Curb Obesity

by Greg Miller
Fetal cells rewire a brain circuit, ramp up metabolism in mice
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10 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

Fuse of 'Vietnamese Time Bomb' Identified

by Daniel Strain
Researchers isolate deadly toxin in melioidosis bacterium
9 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

Unmuffled Genes Slow Down Lung Cancer

by Jocelyn Kaiser
First evidence that epigenetic drugs work on solid tumors
9 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

Novel Drug Shrinks Monkeys' Waistlines

by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel
Blocking blood flow to fat tissue, controversial in the past, seems safe in animals
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