Delivering the silent treatment
Putting the next generation of medicines on pharmacy shelves hinges on an intensive search for ways of safely and effectively delivering a silencing message to genes that are at the basis of innumerable diseases.

Taking sharper aim at stomach ulcer bacteria
Scientists are reporting discovery of a much sought after crack in the armor of a common microbe that infects the stomachs of one-sixth of the world’s population, causing stomach ulcers and other diseases.

A potential new imaging agent for early diagnosis of most serious skin cancer
Scientists in Australia are reporting development and testing in laboratory animals of a potential new material for diagnosing malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.

New evidence that popular dietary supplement may help prevent, treat cataracts
Researchers are reporting evidence from tissue culture experiments that the popular dietary supplement carnosine may help to prevent and treat cataracts

Developing a safer form of acetaminophen
The widely used pain-reliever now the source of growing concern over its potentially toxic effects on the liver.

Biomedicine and international human rights law: in search of a global consensus
Global challenges raised by biomedical advances require global responses.

Integrating complementary and alternative medicine into academic medical centers: Experience and perceptions of nine leading centers in North America
The objective of this study was to develop a guide for academic health sciences centers that may wish to consider starting an integrative medicine program.

Evolution and medicine: the long reach of "Dr. Darwin"
Our aim in this review is to make clear first of all, how evolutionary theory is relevant to medicine; and secondly, how the biomedical sciences have enriched our understanding of evolutionary processes.

Research may unlock mystery of autism's origin in the brain
In the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that in autistic individuals, connections between brain cells may be deficient within single regions, and not just between regions, as was previously believed.

Study: Before a CT scan or angiogram, many people should take inexpensive drug to protect kidneys
Iodine contrast agents that enhance the scans can harm vulnerable kidneys, but N-acetylcysteine taken beforehand can protect at-risk patients

Yale study offers insight into possible cause of lymphoma
The immune system's powerful cellular mutation and repair processes appear to offer important clues as to how lymphatic cancer develops

Early warning: PSA testing can predict advanced prostate cancer
Researchers have now found that a single PSA can be used to predict advanced prostate cancer.

Smokers might benefit from earlier colon cancer screening
Research also links secondhand smoke exposure, younger age at diagnosis

Yale test detects early stage ovarian cancer with 99 percent accuracy
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a blood test with enough sensitivity and specificity to detect early stage ovarian cancer with 99 percent accuracy.

Doctors will soon be able to feel organs via a display screen
With the aid of computerized image analysis, it may be possible in the future for radiologists to feel images with the help of a three-dimensional mouse.

Researchers Develop New and Efficient Breast Biopsy Technique
Researchers have developed a new breast biopsy technique that could lead to decreased procedure times and reduced patient discomfort and morbidity

Defeating Nicotine’s Double Role in Lung Cancer
A lung cancer treatment that inhibits nicotine receptors was shown to double survival time in mice, according to Italian researchers

Noninvasive Test Accurately Identifies Benign vs. Malignant Pelvic Lymph Nodes in Women with Gynecologic Malignancies
Diffusion weighted MR can accurately identify benign from malignant pelvic lymph nodes in patients with gynecologic malignancy

MRI: Imaging Technique of Choice to Exam Pregnant Patients with Possible Appendicitis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) gives physicians a safe and accurate tool for the diagnosis of appendicitis in pregnant patients without the increased risks of radiation to the patient and fetus

New Computer Algorithm Helps Physicians Determine and Monitor Breast Density: Increased Breast Density is a Strong Predictor of Overall Breast Cancer Risk
A new computerized assessment has been developed that can help physicians objectively assess a patient’s breast density and monitor it over time to detect any alarming changes that may suggest cancer