Humans
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- Health & Medicine
Obesity and the common cold
A study of children finds those who caught a particular virus were more likely to be obese.
- Health & Medicine
Cockroaches could be good medicine
Ground-up bug brains are shown to kill resistant bacteria.
- Health & Medicine
Better living from scorpion venom
Toxins in venom could be used to battle pests, fight cancer, even numb pain.
- Health & Medicine
Tomatoes that trick taste buds
Eating these lab-grown treats can make sour foods taste really sweet.
- Health & Medicine
Giving the brain a hand
PROFILE: Scientist Kristen Brennand uses stem cells to understand brain disorders.
- Genetics
Your inner Neandertal
New study finds some DNA in modern humans was passed down from Neandertals.
- Health & Medicine
A pepper part that burns fat
Study finds that dihydrocapsiate may give a diet extra power.
- Health & Medicine
The mercury in that tuna
Pinning down how much of the poison is in the fish we buy.
- Humans
A louse-y start for clothing
A date for appearance of body lice suggests time of first clothes.
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- Health & Medicine
What the appendix is good for
Some body parts seem pointless but in fact have purpose.
