Medical Regs & Ethics
Foot cream kills HIV by tricking cells into suicide
A common drug that dermatologists turn to treat nail fungus appears to come with a not-so-tiny side effect: eradicating HIV. In ...
DNA testing could prove valuable tool for identifying viral infections, including MERS
New research shows that genetic testing can be used for quick and highly accurate results in testing for viral infections, ...
Innovations in neuroscience trigger shifting views in the treatment of mental illness
Innovations in neuroscience are changing the way scientists see the brain, which could lead to more effective treatment of mental ...
The reason some people get cold sores may be genetic
Medical researchers are closer to understanding why some people are more prone to cold sores than others. Although between 80 ...
A dispatch from the genetic frontier
I never thought I had all that much in common with the glamorous film star Angelina Jolie – until May of this ...
Disease-specific human embryonic stem cell lines placed on NIH Stem Cell Registry
Scientists from King's College London have announced that 16 human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines have been approved by the ...
Should physicians or counselors control access to your genetic information?
Genetic testing helps people identify gene mutations that might affect their health. But this information, without the guidance of experienced ...
Genetic ‘switch’ for memories
Neurologists believe they are a step closer to being able to erase unshakeable haunting memories. In research sounding like the ...
Having one baby to save another
A couple plan to have specialized IVF so they can have a second baby and use umbilical cord blood to ...
A clearer picture of the mind in real-time brain imaging
Real time brain scans allowed subjects in a recent study to better control brain activity. Researchers hope this will lead ...
Is creative ability determined by our DNA?
Is creativity something we're born with or something that we learn? New research suggests that a person's creative ability is ...
Defanged HIV a positive for gene therapy
The scientific community witnessed an unexpected medical breakthrough last year, when a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) was treated ...
How a heat-seeking bacterium enabled the genetics revolution
Hudson Freeze might have a chilly last name, but this week he's being honored for finding something hot. Freeze currently directs the ...
Personal gene maps: Is there such a thing as too much information about our DNA?
The growing trend of personalized medicine is driven by genetic testing, which can help doctors screen for potential health problems ...
DNA identification can be too expensive for governments that need it
When the remains of victims of political conflict or natural disasters are so badly damaged that they cannot be identified ...
The Salmon Dialogue: What’s the future of sustainable, genetically engineered foods?
Elliot Entis, founder of AquaBounty, and Paul Greenberg, author of the best selling Four Fish: The Future of the Last ...
Y-chromosome mutations reveal uncertainty of male development
The idea that men and women are fundamentally different from each other is widely accepted. And throughout the world, this ...
Med students should study own DNA
Studying one’s own DNA should be part of medical school, according to one of San Diego’s most forward-looking physicians. In ...
Zebrafish may help identify functions of human genes
Sharing 70% of its genetic code with humans and reproducing at great rates, the diminutive zebrafish has become one of ...
Does the UK’s royal baby deserve genetic privacy?
The prospect of learning about one’s risk of dire disease in the morning headlines does seem unsavory, but at the ...
Changing the paradigm of hostility towards GM food
A "Nature" Editorial explores reasons why so many consumers still remain wary of GM food, more than a decade after ...
Regenerative medicine milestone: Stem cells generated in live mice
An important step toward developing regenerative therapies: Researchers successfully reprogrammed adult mouse cells, in a live mouse, to behave like ...
Clinics ethically free to dispose of thousands of embryos frozen in time, doctors’ group says
It is the most emotionally charged issue in assisted baby-making: how to “dispose” of the thousands of human embryos that ...
Human genome sequencing: the real ethical dilemma
If a genome does not always predict, it can identify, raising questions around privacy and access. Should medical DNA records ...
Epigenetics sheds new light on altruism
Recent research in neuroscience and epigenetics is revealing more and more about the fundamental social nature of humans ...
Has an Israeli research team found the key to curing cancer in humans?
The Israeli blind mole rat's incredible resistance to cancer may make it the perfect organism to advance cancer research, as ...
Are engineered foods evil?—A reply to Scientific American’s David H. Freedman
A former Research Director of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research in France takes Scientific American to task for ...
