Health & Medicine
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Health & MedicineNature’s medicines
Projects by young scientists show how plants and animals in nature can be a source of new medicines.
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Health & MedicineKeeping Bugs Away from Food
Cardboard containers coated with citronella oil keep bugs away.
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Health & MedicineFood for Life
New food guidelines emphasize that we should eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
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Health & MedicineThe color of health
Colorful fruits and vegetables pack a powerful, healthful punch.
By Sarah Webb -
Health & MedicineFootball Scrapes and Nasty Infections
The scrapes suffered by professional football players on the field can lead to serious skin infections.
By Emily Sohn -
Health & MedicineLost Sight, Found Sound
Brain areas devoted to vision can take on other duties following loss of sight.
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AnimalsToxic Birds May Get Poison from Beetles
Eating certain beetles may make the skin and feathers of some birds poisonous.
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Health & MedicinePacking Fat
Even among kids, waistlines are bulging, and many people are worried about the trend.
By Emily Sohn -
BrainFruit fly brain has two clocks
Fruit flies have not one, but two built-in clocks to regulate daily activity.
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TechA taste for cheese
Researchers aim for cheese that is tastier, more nutritious, and easier to make than those now available.
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Animalssuperfast muscles for cooing doves
To coo, a dove's muscles have to contract and relax amazingly quickly.
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Health & MedicineSpitting Up Blobs to Get Around
A nasty parasite finds a new host by making a fly cough up a blob of gel.