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Image: Illustration by John Hendrix The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new drug that tackles the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF) in 4 percent of patients . The drug, called ivacaftor (brand name Kalydeco), acts by helping the body make better use of a protein that works incorrectly in cystic fibrosis patients.

PET image of Alzheimer's patient Government declarations of war on drugs or disease often end in losing battles. [More]

Two weeks ago I was at Science Online 2012, the annual conference for science bloggers and writers in Raleigh, NC. While there, I attended the session on Blogging Science While Female (a more detailed summary of the session can be found here ). At the session, many of the women in the room expressed discouragement at how many comments they have received that, while seemingly complimentary, somehow still felt wrong

* March 11 Fukushima disaster triggered radiation crisis * But evacuations helped reduce any health impact [More]

The aging Goldwater Memorial Hospital on Roosevelt Island--soon to be the site of Cornell University's new NYC Tech Campus --holds a significant place in 20th-century medicine. [More]

CES 2012: Intel to Power Smart Phones, Create Ultrabook-Tablet Hybrid Devices [More]

For years New York City–based universities have been opening satellite campuses worldwide, whether it is New York University's sites in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv or Columbia University's Global Centers in Beijing and Nairobi. Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa is returning the favor in a big way, partnering with Ithaca, N.Y.–based Cornell University to build a campus on New York City's Roosevelt Island .

One of the reasons I love my job as a wildlife veterinarian so much is the variety of my days. No two days are the same; each is filled with different animals with different problems, and I love the anticipation of what my day may bring

(Reuters) - A slithering, surging population of Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, many of them escaped or abandoned pets, appears to be eating its way through many animals native to the sensitive wetlands, according to a new study. Researchers writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Scienc e found what they characterized as "severe declines" in the population of small and mid-sized native mammals in the 1.5 million-acre national park and linked it to the growing presence of Burmese pythons.

Picture an orange. It’s encased in a biodegradable shell--the peel’s even somewhat edible, as marmalade fans can attest

By Heidi Ledford of Nature magazine Three common chemotherapy drugs cause DNA mutations not only in mice that receive treatment, but also in their offspring, according to a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA . The results suggest that the genome in treated mice became destabilized yielding new mutations long after exposure to the drugs has ceased. [More]

In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out several key points for his energy policy in the coming year.

Certain disease outbreaks, including some of the worst pandemics of the 20th century, are linked to weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean, according to new research. Scientists said tracking these climate changes can help officials anticipate and plan for surges in illnesses. [More]