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  1. Mood Meds’ Second Wind: Depression drugs aided by extra treatment step

    A second, modified course of drug treatment fosters recovery in a substantial minority of depressed adults who don't feel better after treatment with a commonly prescribed antidepressant.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Humans

    Science News of the Year 2006

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2006.

    By Science News
  3. Health & Medicine

    A Vexing Enigma

    While no drug or lab test is approved to treat or diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, new research into the biology of the disorder may begin to shed light on the problem.

    By Ben Harder

  4. Hearing Repaired: Gene therapy restores guinea pigs’ hearing

    By turning on a gene that's normally active only during embryonic development, researchers have restored hearing in deaf guinea pigs.

    By Christen Brownlee

  5. Pumping Out Hope: Stem cells secrete brain-preserving protein

    Researchers have turned stem cells into living drug pumps that could eventually treat Parkinson's disease.

    By Christen Brownlee

  6. Gene Doping

    Inserting genes for extra strength or speed could give athletes an unbeatable, and perhaps undetectable, advantage in competitive sports.

    By Christen Brownlee
  7. Health & Medicine

    Cancer Switch: Good gene is shut off in various malignancies

    A gene called Reprimo is shut down in several cancers but rarely in healthy cells.

    By Nathan Seppa
  8. Chemistry

    Making a Little Progress

    Scientists are using nanotechnology to develop new strategies for diagnosing and treating cancer.

    By Aimee Cunningham

  9. Buff and Brainy

    Physical exercise encourages brains to function at an optimum level, even if they're damaged or diseased.

    By Christen Brownlee
  10. Health & Medicine

    Targeted Attack

    Scientists are piecing together the details of how mutations in a protein called EGFR can lead to cancer, and they are designing a new class of drugs to stop the protein's destructive behavior.

    By Emily Sohn

  11. Sound Off

    By using bits of RNA to eliminate the effects of selected genes, scientists are developing new ways to study gene function and treat diseases.

    By Christen Brownlee
  12. Health & Medicine

    Gene therapy might keep arteries open

    Tiny steel-mesh tubes coated with a DNA-containing polymer could prevent arteries from becoming reclogged after cardiovascular treatment.

    By Laura Sivitz