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The chronic debate over Lyme disease
A small group of doctors—and a large number of patients—say Lyme disease can sometimes manifest as a chronic illness, one that evades conventional medical tests and treatments. The physicians who support this theory flout standard medical guidelines and treat patients with long-term antibiotic therapies that mainstream researchers say are unproven and potentially dangerous. Coco Ballantyne reports on how the controversy over Lyme disease has become increasing polarized.
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Nobel decision stirs viral dismay
The Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet raised eyebrows when it announced the winners of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Although the accomplishments of this year's recipients are widely recognized, critics say that one important name is missing from the mix.
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To know or not to know
A young, apparently healthy college student enrolls in a memory study at her university. Scientists using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to map the woman's brain activity stumble across something unexpected: a bright spot on the brain scan that looks like a tumor. These types of incidental findings are becoming increasingly common, and the research community is in dire need of a standardized way to deal with them, says a team of US experts.
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Report urges Europe to combine wealth of biobank data
Europe should take greater advantage of the wealth of information sitting in its special libraries of genetic and medical samples known as biobanks. That's the conclusion of a recent report by the European Science Foundation (ESF). There is an urgent need for coordination and harmonization of the biobanking and biomolecular resource infrastructure, according to the ESF analysis.
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Mystery of preterm birth prompts search for better models
About half a million--one in eight--babies born in the US are preterm, meaning they are delivered at least three weeks early (less than 37 weeks gestation). The percentage of preterm births has increased by 30% since the early 1980s and shows no signs of abating, according to a 2006 report.
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California aims to crack down on animal rights extremists
After a series of high-profile attacks against researchers by animal rights extremists, California lawmakers have crafted new legislation to shield scientists from such threats. On Aug 29, 2008, the state assembly unanimously approved the Researcher Protection Act of 2008, which would make it a criminal offense in California to enter a researcher's home property with the intent of chilling, preventing the exercise of or interfering with the researcher's academic freedom.
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Math and semen analyses cast doubt on Swiss HIV stance
Earlier this year, Switzerland's National AIDS Commission shocked scientists and AIDS advocacy groups by issuing a statement condoning unprotected sex among certain couples affected by HIV. But new research now challenges the validity of such advice, fueling the debate over when--if ever--condoms should be abandoned by people with the disease.
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Better tests boost IVF success
Making a healthy baby through in vitro fertilization requires choosing the best sperm, the best egg and, of course, the best embryo. For the past 25-30 years, fertility experts have judged these components primarily on their outward characteristics, but now they are probing deeper.
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In tough times, personalized medicine needs specific partners
Within a decade average citizens will be able to afford to have their entire genomes decoded. Each person's genetic blueprint will be stored in his or her medical file, and doctors will tailor treatments on the basis of this information.
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Helpful bacteria harnessed to fight bad bugs
Doctors and patients must cope with the ever-growing threat of hospital-acquired infections. Researchers are now exploring ways to use 'probiotics', or friendly bacteria, to counteract pathogenic bacteria responsible for these infections.
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