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Scientists Create Synthesized DNA
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 - Roni Barr
DNA, which provides the genetic code for everything from bacteria to blue whales, is composed of combinations of just four...

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Epilepsy Drug May Help Alcoholics

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 - 16:23:25 - Ehud Rattner

A drug used to treat epilepsy could also ease cravings in alcoholics, say researchers who have investigated the effect in rats. The drug, called...

A New Method for Halting HIV Spreading

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 - 16:58:16 - Ehud Rattner

A new method for halting the spread of HIV in the body could aid the search for drugs to manage infection. What's more, because the technique is...

Drug Giant Merck Accused of Deaths Cover-Up

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 - 10:04:18 - Ehud Rattner

It is perhaps the biggest drug scandal of recent years. Before Merck withdrew Vioxx in 2004, the popular painkiller was linked to heart attacks in...

New Drug to Target Three Forms of Leukemia

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 - 12:49:06 - Iddo Genuth

Just three years after discovering a genetic mutation that causes a trio of leukemias, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have helped...

Nano-Sized Technology to Help Tumor Research

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 - 19:11:25 - Ehud Rattner

Anyone facing chemotherapy would welcome an advance promising to dramatically reduce their dose of these often harsh drugs. Using nanotechnology...

Painkillers Affect Memory?

Sunday, March 16th, 2008 - 16:10:00 - Ehud Rattner

A new class of painkillers that block a receptor called TRPV1 may interfere with brain functions such as learning and memory, a new study suggests...

Genetic Barcoding Help Create Cancer Drugs

Friday, February 15th, 2008 - 20:01:26 - Iddo Genuth

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators have invented a quick and relatively inexpensive method for identifying genes that are...

Insulin Nanodrug Under Development
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 - Asaf Peer
Insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas, controls the level of sugar in the blood. Diabetic people suffer from low...