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Long Live the Mammals: Antioxidant redirection extends mouse life span
Increasing the amount of antioxidants naturally produced in the body and directing those molecules to where they're needed can dramatically slow the aging process, according to a new study in mice.
- Astronomy
Planetary Picture? Criteria for planethood cloud object’s identity
Astronomers are debating whether an image of a planetary-mass object orbiting a brown dwarf qualifies as the first image of an extrasolar planet.
- Animals
Alive and Knocking: Glimpses of an ivory-billed legend
New observations confirm that the famed ivory-billed woodpecker has not gone extinct after all.
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Novel drug may take on lung cancer
A drug that bottles up the so-called epidermal growth factor receptor might fight lung cancer.
- Health & Medicine
Anti-inflammatory, anticholesterol drugs vs. cancer
Cholesterol-lowering drugs, especially when combined with anti-inflammatory medication, may inhibit some cancers.
- Health & Medicine
Calcium’s lingering effect slows growths
Calcium supplements' protective effect against colorectal cancer lasts years after a person stops taking the pills.
- Health & Medicine
Anti-inflammatories cut risk of mouth cancer
Taking over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication can reduce a smoker's likelihood of developing mouth cancer.
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Mitochondria genes may influence cancer risk
People with cancers of the kidney or prostate are more likely to have a certain genetic variation in the mitochondria within their cells.
- Health & Medicine
Marijuana ingredient slows artery hardening
Low doses of the chemical that causes marijuana's high can slow the progression of atherosclerosis.
- Humans
Change of fuel could extend lives in Africa
By switching from biofuels such as wood and charcoal to kerosene or other fossil fuels, people in many parts of Africa could significantly trim indoor air pollution, thereby delaying millions of premature deaths from pulmonary disease over the next 25 years.
- Health & Medicine
Surgical risk from painkiller may be brief
A new study suggests that patients might safely use painkillers such as ibuprofen up to 24 hours before surgery.
- Materials Science
Shape shifter
Scientists have created a polymer that, after being deformed, will revert to its original shape when exposed to ultraviolet light.
