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Rewiring the Brain
By Jocelyn Rice | 10/15/2008 | 1 Comment
Rerouting electrical signals around damaged nerves may one day help treat paralysis.
Baldness Genes
By Anna Davison | 10/13/2008
Finding the genetic causes could lead to new therapies for baldness.
A Source of Men's Stem Cells
By Nora Schultz | 10/09/2008 | 3 Comments
Stem cells from human testes could be used for personalized medicine.
A Nobel for Illuminating Biology
By Katherine Bourzac | 10/08/2008 | 1 Comment
Three chemists are honored for discovering and developing a glowing jellyfish protein.
Attacking Cancer Stem Cells
By Courtney Humphries | 10/08/2008
A screening approach identifies drugs that halt cells that feed tumors.
A Safer Test for Down Syndrome
By Anna Davison | 10/07/2008 | 4 Comments
A noninvasive technique screens maternal blood for fetal DNA.
Five Thousand Bucks for Your Genome
By Emily Singer | 10/06/2008
A new sequencing service could change the face of human genomics.
Toxicity-Resistant Crops
By Mason Inman | 10/02/2008 | 8 Comments
Researchers have engineered aluminum-tolerant crops.
Stopping Pandemic Bird Flu
By Lauren Gravitz | 10/02/2008 | 1 Comment
A broad-acting vaccine might be key.
Regenerating Torn Cartilage
By Alexandra M. Goho | 10/01/2008 | 2 Comments
A new biomaterial could improve knee-cartilage repair surgery.
Teaching Bacteria to Behave
By Michael Day | 10/01/2008 | 1 Comment
Single-celled organisms could be "trained" to deliver drugs.
Detecting Brain Chemicals
By Kristina Grifantini | 09/30/2008 | 3 Comments
A new device could help with deep brain stimulation.
Counting Cells in Seconds
By Katherine Bourzac | 09/27/2008
A lensless imaging system finds and recognizes the shadows of T cells and bacteria.
What's Delaying Digital Health Records?
By Emily Singer | 09/26/2008 | 17 Comments
The director of the U.S. Office of Health IT Adoption explains why it's so hard to get doctors to go digital.
Stem Cells without Side Effects
By Lauren Gravitz | 09/25/2008 | 5 Comments
Researchers have created healthy stem cells from adult cells--no embryo required.
Longer-Lasting Artificial Eyes
By Katherine Bourzac | 09/25/2008
An improved retinal implant stimulates neurons to restore sight.
A Portable DNA Detector
By Belle Dumé | 09/24/2008 | 2 Comments
The latest forensic weapon is a device that identifies crime scene DNA in a few hours.
Cell Type Counts in Spinal Therapy
By Jennifer Chu | 09/24/2008
Rats regain motor skills with one kind of cell transplant, get nerve pain with another.
Chemotherapy Gets Personal
By Nora Schultz | 09/23/2008
A gene-screening method can predict an individual's response to cancer drugs.
Gene Therapy Painkillers
By Jocelyn Rice | 09/22/2008
A treatment, now being tested in humans, may avoid the disabling side effects of opiate drugs.
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