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  1. Health & Medicine

    Running interference on cholesterol

    Injected RNA molecule lowers LDL in rats and monkeys.

    By Patrick Barry
  2. Life

    Nanoparticles: size and charge matter

    Nanoparticles can be designed for targeted delivery of drugs or genes into the body. New work reveals details of how blood proteins respond to these particles.

    By Patrick Barry
  3. Health & Medicine

    Sick and down

    To fight off an infection or illness, the body shifts into a slow-down mode that mirrors some symptoms of depression. In fact, scientists now think the immune response itself may even cause the mood disorder.

    By Amy Maxmen
  4. Life

    DNA tweak no good for diabetics

    A genetic variation that increases levels of a blood-building protein also ups the risk of developing complications from diabetes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  5. Limiting Damage: Fragile X symptoms modulated in mice

    Reducing activity of a gene in mice alleviates many of the symptoms of fragile X syndrome, a genetic defect that causes mental retardation in people.

    By Patrick Barry

  6. Specialis Revelio!

    It’s not magic, it’s neuroscience.

    By Laura Sanders

  7. Hold the Embryos: Genes turn skin into stem cells

    Scientists have found a way to convert a person's skin cells directly into stem cells without creating and destroying embryos.

    By Patrick Barry
  8. Health & Medicine

    New route to insulin-making cells

    Researchers have found cells resembling stem cells in the mouse pancreas, suggesting new ways to treat diabetes.

    By Patrick Barry
  9. Health & Medicine

    Tumor Suicide: Gene therapy makes cancer cells self-destruct

    Microscopic bubbles of fat that deliver a suicide gene to tumor cells show success in treating pancreatic cancer in mice.

    By Patrick Barry
  10. Health & Medicine

    Vessel rescue

    A blood pressure medication limits damage to the aorta in people with Marfan syndrome, possibly signaling a new therapy for the condition.

    By Nathan Seppa
  11. Health & Medicine

    Neuron Killers

    Misfolded, clumping proteins evade conviction, but they remain prime suspects in neurodegenerative diseases.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  12. Flawed Stem Cells Yield Fragile X Clues: Researchers study genetic disorder via discarded embryos

    The most common inherited cause of mental retardation arises when a mutated gene is shut down early in embryonic development.

    By Brian Vastag