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  1. Health & Medicine

    Up and down make different workouts

    An unusual study conducted on an Alpine mountainside suggests that climbing a steep slope improves the body's ability to process certain fats, while descending such a slope enhances metabolism of a key sugar.

    By Ben Harder
  2. Health & Medicine

    Antioxidant Booster: Protein curbs lung damage caused by smoke

    A protein called Nrf2 defends against emphysema by activating dozens of genes that combat free radicals and toxic pollutants, a study in mice suggests.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Stones-Be-Gone: Gene-targeting drug restores chemical balance protecting the gallbladder

    A drug tested in mice prevents gallstones by stimulating a gene that controls levels of different chemicals in the gallbladder.