Health & Medicine
- Health & Medicine
Training your brain to feel less pain
People can ease pain by using their minds to reduce activity in a certain brain area.
- Health & Medicine
Taste Messenger
Sensing a flavor requires an energy molecule to carry information from taste buds to nerves.
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From stem cell to any cell
The search is on for ways to use stem cells to treat injuries and cure diseases.
- Health & Medicine
Teen Brains, Under Construction
Spurts in brain development may help account for changes in teen behavior.
- Health & Medicine
Screaming for Ice Cream
Making ice cream better tasting, longer lasting, and more nutritious takes a lot of research.
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Nature’s medicines
Projects by young scientists show how plants and animals in nature can be a source of new medicines.
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Keeping Bugs Away from Food
Cardboard containers coated with citronella oil keep bugs away.
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Food for Life
New food guidelines emphasize that we should eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
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The color of health
Colorful fruits and vegetables pack a powerful, healthful punch.
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Football Scrapes and Nasty Infections
The scrapes suffered by professional football players on the field can lead to serious skin infections.
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Lost Sight, Found Sound
Brain areas devoted to vision can take on other duties following loss of sight.
- Animals
Toxic Birds May Get Poison from Beetles
Eating certain beetles may make the skin and feathers of some birds poisonous.
