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  1. Life

    Eating a lot of fiber could improve some cancer treatments

    A high-fiber diet, which boosts the diversity of gut microbes, may make an immune therapy against skin cancer more effective.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    Sleeping in on the weekend can’t make up for lost sleep

    Using the weekend to catch up on sleep is ineffective at making-up for lost sleep and offsetting the consequences to a person’s health.

    By Jeremy Rehm
  3. Health & Medicine

    Wireless patches can comfortably monitor sick babies’ health

    New skin sensors that wirelessly transmit health data could offer a less invasive way to keep tabs on newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit.