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  1. Health & Medicine

    Bone scan reveals estrogen effects

    Using a scanning technology called microcomputerized tomography, scientists have a new way to look at the difference between bone exposed to estrogen and bone deprived of it.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Imaging Parkinson’s

    A new brain-imaging technique can supply proof of Parkinson's disease in people whose symptoms fall short of the standard definition of the disease.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Zapping bone brings relief from tumor pain

    By unleashing radio waves inside bone, researchers have stopped intractable pain in people with cancer that has spread to their skeletons.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Bilirubin: Both villain and hero?

    Bilirubin, which causes jaundice in newborns, may protect against cellular damage.