Pfizer "Disappointed" with First Results for Alzheimer's Drug Candidate
Amyloid-recognizing drug has no effect in patients with a high-risk genetic background.
Biomedicine
How Malaria Hijacks Your Immune System
The way the disease tricks the body's defenses could help researchers develop better treatments.
The Puzzling Problem Of Proportionate Growth
Biologists have long wondered how our organs all grow at the same rate. Now theoretical physicists think they've found a clue in the special way sandpiles grow
FDA Approves First Pill to Reduce Chance of HIV Infection
A daily dose of Gilead's Truvada reduces infection in high-risk, uninfected men.
Nanoparticles Deliver Gene Therapy through the Skin
A study suggests that a gene-suppressant could someday be delivered via a cream.
23andMe Expands its Data Mining Operations
The personal genetics company purchased disease-community website CureTogether earlier this week.
A Kickstarter for Academic Research
The success of "crowd-funding" inspired one researcher to create a Kickstarter-like service for scientists.
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Shows Promise for Curing Ebola
The virus is tamed in macaques.
Genomics Goes to (Clinical) Trial
Foundation Medicine will profile tumor genomes for Novartis' cancer drug trials.
The Future of Medical Visualisation
Medicine has been revolutionised by 3D imaging techniques. But you ain't seen nothing yet, say data imaging researchers
