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Health & MedicineSugar-pill medicine
Just expecting to feel better can sometimes cure what’s ailing you.
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Health & MedicineMath is a real brain bender
Learning mathematics may make the brain reorganize the way it works.
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Health & MedicineDouble take
By studying twins, scientists help us understand what makes people who they are.
By Emily Sohn -
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Health & MedicineSalt secrets
You probably eat a lot more salt than you realize, and that could be bad for your health.
By Emily Sohn -
Health & MedicineThe chemistry of sleeplessness
A brain chemical may help people stay awake even when they are really, really tired.
By Emily Sohn -
Health & MedicineEar pain, weight gain
Scientists have found a link between frequent childhood ear infections and obesity later in life.
By Emily Sohn -
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Health & MedicineYummy bugs
Eating insects is a common practice in most places, at least outside of the United States and Europe.
By Janet Raloff -
Health & MedicineHey batter, wake up!
Baseball teams that travel across the country may be at a disadvantage when they play.
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HumansFakes in the museum
A close-up examination of crystal skulls reveals the true, recent origins of these "relics"
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Health & MedicineGut microbes and weight
A new report links a baby's gut microbes with the chance that the baby will become an overweight child.