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AnimalsSex—perhaps a good idea after all
A family of mites may be the first animal lineage shown to have abandoned sexual reproduction and then reevolved it millions of years later.
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Health & MedicineA smart pill for seniors?
A dietary supplement combo boosts older adults' performance on simple mental tests.
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Health & MedicineThis trick boosts cancer’s spread
A compound that helps keep cells organized and stitched into tissues may play a role in the survival of cancer cells that have seeded distant tissues in the body.
By Janet Raloff -
Cancer patients aided by yoga
In breast cancer patients, practicing yoga appears to reduce both depression and biochemical markers of inflammation.