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Health & MedicineNeuron Savers: Gene therapy slows Alzheimer’s disease
Putting extra copies of the gene for a cellular growth factor into the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease appears to slow the degenerative condition.
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Health & MedicineZinc boosts kids’ learning
Zinc fortification improved mental skills in children with normal healthy diets, suggesting that the recommended intake for this mineral may need to be raised.
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EarthOysters under siege: Heat and pollution
With global warming, some polluted waters could become graveyards for certain shellfish.
By Janet Raloff -
When opposites don’t attract
The quirks of two kinds of European corn borers are giving researchers a way to study how a single species might split in two.