Sam Rowe for NPR Most potential new drugs fail when they’re tested in people. These failures are not only a major disappointment…
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Enlarge this image Mick Wiggins/Ikon Images/Getty Images Mick Wiggins/Ikon Images/Getty Images A surprising medical finding caught the eye of NPR’s veteran science…
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Enlarge this image Using surrogate endpoints can speed up testing of new drugs, but doesn’t always find out if they actually help…
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Enlarge this image Scientists have genetically engineered mice (but not this cute one) to be resistant to the addictive effects of cocaine.…
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Source: Angewandte Chemie International Edition A tiny self-propelled drug-delivery device might someday make taking antibiotics safer and more efficient. Think of it…
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Enlarge this image Some ethicists and consumer watchdog groups worry that the newly revised federal rules governing medical research don’t go far…
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Enlarge this image Research with living systems is never simple, scientists say, so there are many possible sources of variation in any…
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Enlarge this image Jenn Liv for NPR Jenn Liv for NPR I did not want to join yoga class. I hated those…