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Lorry I. Lokey, the Business Wire founder and philanthropist, is giving $75 million to the Stanford University School of Medicine to help build what is expected to be the nation's largest center for stem cell ...

A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that use of oral Vitamin D supplements bolsters production of a protective chemical normally found in the skin, ...

Human evolution is grinding to a halt because of a shortage of older fathers in the West, according to a leading genetics expert.

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 06 Oct 2008 Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Caswell et al. report in the Journal of Cell Biology how the altered behavior of integrins can prompt metastatic movement in tumor cells.

Published: Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 10:50 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 10:52 p.m. A rising demand in China for turtles for food and medicine has led to the round-up of thousands of turtles ...

Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot.

Submitted by News Staff on 5 October 2008 - 5:01pm. Public Health Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger, according to a paper published in Microbiology.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 02 Oct 2008 - 7:00 PDT Water is known to be a potential mediator between a drug and its receptor but to what extent must ...

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected a distinguished biochemistry and molecular biology professor as its new president.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a new test developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose human influenza infections and the highly pathogenic influenza A ...

Charles Darwin is best known for his theory of evolution and other natural history achievements, but little is known about his enduring and insightful work with plants and the important role they played in ...

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 02 Oct 2008 The Scripps Research Institute on Monday received a $30 million, five-year grant from the International AIDS ...

Main Category: Flu / Cold / SARS Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry VaxInnate Corporation, a biotechnology company pioneering breakthrough technology to develop novel seasonal and pandemic ...

DNA testing for hereditary breast cancer: Many women have inconclusive results -- how do they adjust? Personal beliefs about inconclusive DNA testing for hereditary breast cancer are associated with ...

Fresh claims have been made that a distinguished botanist faked plant discoveries in Scotland 60 years ago.

Research published in the journal Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy reports that a new anti-tumor vaccine for neuroblastoma and melanoma is significantly impacting tumor growth in mice.

Applying modern engineering design tools to one of the basic units of life, they argue that artificial cells could be built that not only replicate the electrical behavior of electric eel cells but in fact ...

The study, published in the Oct. 3 issue of Cell, could lead to the development of a new class of HIV therapeutics aimed at disrupting the human-HIV interactions that lead to viral infection.

Small stretches of DNA with unknown utility harbor a big secret, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine...