Biomarker Predicts Recovery from a Type of Depression
A new study signifies the beginning of the end of psychiatrists' guess-work in figuring out which antidepressants work best for individual patients
A new study signifies the beginning of the end of psychiatrists' guess-work in figuring out which antidepressants work best for individual patients
A new treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer has been approved by the FDA
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The newest targeted therapies are helping doctors to tailor increasingly effective treatments to individual patients
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A recent study is fueling controversy over a widely used type of intravenous fluid--hydroxethyl starch
A new book follows a crop of biotech start-ups as they race to turn tiny bacteriophage viruses into a new weapon against antibiotic resistance
Control of the disease recently is hindered by strains of TB that can't be treated with second-line antibiotics
Changes in the gut microbiome from low-dose antibiotics caused mice to gain weight. Similar alterations in humans taking antibiotics, especially children, might be adding to the obesity epidemic...
Patients who sign up for trials testing more than one already approved intervention do not always know if one is being tested for harmful side effects
A protein-blocking compound has been found to impair sperm production in mice without the use of hormones
A small molecule agent like methylene blue that has been grandfathered into approved use as a diagnostic tool in humans can be studied further as possible treatment for the neurodegenerative illness...
U.C.L.A.'s enhanced laser-pulsing camera is one of several emerging approaches to finding cancer cells in the blood stream
Patients drinking grapefruit juice needed only about about a third as much sirolimus to achieve optimal cancer-fighting levels of the drug
Lack of sleep can compromise the immune system's response to vaccines, in some cases making the shots useless. Christopher Intagliata reports
"Performance profiling" could help catch athletes who use banned performance-enhancing drugs
The Science of Staying Well
Chemicals that mimic the human hormone may increase the risk of uterine and ovarian diseases
Can specific genes cause muscles to grow faster or stronger, and can genetic tampering give athletes an unnatural edge?
Unusual variations in an athlete's blood could determine guilt, even if no illegal substances are found
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