Health and medicine

• A knockout vaccine for rabies?

  Single injection cures infected mice — and it can protect those who haven't yet caught the disease.

  6 July 2009

• IN BRIEF: African institutions gain support networks - Premium content

  1 July 2009

• How to fix a broken heart? - Premium content

  Clues about how human hearts form hint at routes to cell-based therapies.

  1 July 2009

• Italians sue over stem cells - Premium content

  Government's exclusion of human embryonic cells from funding call sparks anger.

  1 July 2009

• Chief scientist quits California stem-cell agency - Premium content

  Departure raises questions over leadership at flagship centre.

  30 June 2009

• Lawsuit puts flu-vaccine contract in doubt - Premium content

  Biotech company sued by creditors.

  30 June 2009

• Q&A: A helping hand for addicts - Premium content

  A neuropsychologist talks about the challenges of studying the addicted brain.

  25 June 2009

• Biology society narrows Chinese rifts - Premium content

  Scientific relations warm between mainland China and Taiwan.

  24 June 2009

• IN BRIEF: Researchers urge action on medical-isotope shortage - Premium content

  24 June 2009

• IN BRIEF: EU legislation increases clinical-trial workloads - Premium content

  24 June 2009