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FDA to Revamp Rare Disease Efforts

By | September 12, 2011

The US government agency vows to improve the way it facilitates the development and approval of drugs for orphan diseases.

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Detecting New Synthetic Drugs

By | September 1, 2011

Forensic labs in the United States should be better equipped to identify a new crop of recreational drug mimics.

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Art + Science Now

By | September 1, 2011

The book that serves as bio art's encyclopedia.

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Piggyback Pathogen

By | September 1, 2011

Editor’s Choice in Immunology

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image: The Age-Old Fight Against Antibiotics

The Age-Old Fight Against Antibiotics

By | August 31, 2011

Researchers find antibiotic resistance genes in 30,000-year-old bacteria, suggesting such resistance is not a modern phenomenon.

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image: Data-Mining for New Treatments

Data-Mining for New Treatments

By | August 18, 2011

A new database helps scientist predict new uses for existing drugs.

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image: FDA's Biomarker and Device Advice

FDA's Biomarker and Device Advice

By | August 18, 2011

The US federal agency issues draft rules to guide medical device makers and those hoping to register biomarkers.

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Facebook Forces Pharma to Show Comments

By | August 17, 2011

The social media site enforces its rule that pages should allow social interaction through comments, even on drug company pages.

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image: The Father of Trial Randomization Dies

The Father of Trial Randomization Dies

By | August 15, 2011

Statistician Paul Meier, who championed the random assignment of patients to treatment groups in clinical trials, changed the way the researchers test experimental drugs.

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Fair Trade at Plant Roots

By | August 11, 2011

Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients.

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