Health & Medicine
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Health & MedicineHealthier mice, through X-rays
In sickly mice, small doses of radiation helped while vitamins harmed.
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Health & MedicineMagnets that kill cancer cells
Researchers devise a way to use magnets to make cells self-destruct.
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Health & MedicineOf fish and brain health
Moms-to-be who eat a diet rich in the right fish may pass along benefits to their children
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BrainThe teenage brain
Adolescence triggers brain — and behavioral — changes that few kids or adults understand.
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Health & MedicineThe rest of your DNA
Surprise: Scientists find most of human DNA molecule carries out important functions.
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AnimalsMonkeys’ mistake detector
Specific brain cells in macaques respond to fellow animal’s error.
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MicrobesSurprising rabies resistance
Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats.
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Health & MedicineBye-bye, egg allergy
Eating tiny amounts of eggs helps some children overcome their egg allergy.
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Health & MedicineTomatoes’ tasteless green gene
The tomatoes your great-grandparents ate probably tasted little like the ones you eat today.
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Health & MedicineKids with ‘adult’ problems
Nationwide survey shows that children are headed toward serious health problems related to excess weight.