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: Greener Glass; By Lauren Cahoon
Thursday, December 04, 2008; Bacteria could make acrylic glass from sugar.

: Drug Trials for Autism; By Emily Singer
Wednesday, December 03, 2008; Treatments are being tested for three inherited forms.

: Making an Old Brain Young; By Emily Singer
Monday, December 01, 2008; Scientists are developing new ways to manipulate the brain's normal plasticity.

: Improving Prenatal Testing; By Rachel Kremen
Monday, December 01, 2008; A DNA chip could make it easier to diagnose rare conditions while the patient is still in utero.

More Biomedicine Stories

How Cells Age: By Jocelyn Rice | 11/26/2008 | 8 Comments; Parallels between mice and yeast uncover a potentially universal aging mechanism.

Internal External Defibrillator: By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 11/26/2008 | 0 Comments; A new device may offer a safer way to jump-start ailing hearts.

Regenerating Neurons in Eyes: By Amanda Schaffer | 11/25/2008 | 0 Comments; Researchers stimulate the growth of new retinal cells in mice.

A Clearer Picture of Cancer: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/24/2008 | 0 Comments; A new, high-resolution imaging system captures "early" photons.

Tongue Control: By Emily Singer | 11/24/2008 | 0 Comments; Sensory feedback via the tongue might improve neural prostheses.

Less-Invasive Brain Interfaces: By Emily Singer | 11/21/2008 | 0 Comments; Electrical activity from the surface of the brain may be precise enough to control prostheses, research shows.

Healing with Laser Heat: By Lauren Gravitz | 11/19/2008 | 2 Comments; Surgical lasers could soon heal cuts as well as make incisions.

Detecting Subtle Brain Injuries: By Emily Singer | 11/18/2008 | 0 Comments; New imaging methods may help distinguish brain damage from psychiatric disorders.

Noninvasive Trauma Monitors: By Jocelyn Rice | 11/17/2008 | 0 Comments; A portable sensor spots circulatory shock to save lives.

Ten-Minute Blood Test: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/17/2008 | 1 Comment; A cheap chip rapidly identifies cancer proteins in a drop of blood.

New Drug Bypasses Gene Mutations: By Emily Singer | 11/14/2008 | 3 Comments; A compound that helps cells produce normal proteins from wonky genes could have a broad impact on genetic diseases.

Backpacks for Cells: By Jocelyn Rice | 11/12/2008 | 4 Comments; Polymer patches hitched to the surfaces of immune cells can transport a variety of cargo.

Engineering Edible Bacteria: By Emily Singer | 11/10/2008 | 1 Comment; Synthetic biology could yield microbes that fight cavities and produce vitamins.

A Portable, Cheap Blood-Clotting Test: By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 11/10/2008 | 3 Comments; A new microsensor could help millions of patients who rely on blood-thinning drugs safely treat themselves.

Chinese, African Genomes Sequenced: By Emily Singer | 11/06/2008 | 2 Comments; By validating an emerging technology, two new genomic studies offer hope for the fight against disease.

The Healthy Skinny Pill: By Brittany Sauser | 11/04/2008 | 8 Comments; A new drug proves effective in fighting obesity and related diseases while increasing stamina in mice.

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Biomedicine Blogs

How to Spot Stem Cell Snake Oil: By Emily Singer | 12/04/2008 | 0 Comments
Unconventional-Weapons Warnings from Obama Advisors: By Katherine Bourzac | 12/02/2008 | 0 Comments
An Appetite Suppressant in Time for Turkey Day: By Brittany Sauser | 11/26/2008 | 5 Comments
The Future of Health Care: By Brittany Sauser | 11/20/2008 | 0 Comments
How to Grow New Eyes: By Emily Singer | 11/19/2008 | 0 Comments
The Latest Brain Research: By Emily Singer | 11/18/2008 | 0 Comments
New Treatments for Brain Injury: By Emily Singer | 11/17/2008 | 1 Comments
Cooling the Brain: By Emily Singer | 11/12/2008 | 3 Comments
Bone-Marrow Transplant Appears to Halt HIV: By Emily Singer | 11/10/2008 | 5 Comments
Cancer Genome Sequenced: By Emily Singer | 11/05/2008 | 0 Comments

News from Around the Web

Stem cell society urges action on bogus clinics: 12/04/2008 | via nature.com; Regulators should protect patients by closing centres offering dubious therapies.

Genetic Future : Gene for the placebo response? Not even close.: 12/03/2008 | via scienceblogs.com

The Spittoon » SNPwatch: Two More Genes Associated with Height: 12/02/2008 | via spittoon.23andme.com; SNPwatch: Two More Genes Associated with Height Published by MattC at 5:22 pm under SNPwatch SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various ...

Scientists Required to Re-Think Idea of Core Microbiome in Human Gut: 12/02/2008 | via genengnews.com

The Placebo Effect: Not All in Your Head: 12/02/2008 | via sciencenow.sciencemag.org; Genetics may determine susceptibility to fake medication response

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