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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.
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Cancer patients aided by yoga
In breast cancer patients, practicing yoga appears to reduce both depression and biochemical markers of inflammation.
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Alzheimer’s marker yields blood test
Studies in mice suggest that it could be possible to screen blood for early, asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease.
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EarthNot-So-Clear Alternative: In its air-quality effects, ethanol fuel is similar to gasoline
Switching the nation's vehicles from gasoline to ethanol may not reduce air pollution.