News
- Earth
A Whale’s Tale: Puzzling marine compounds are natural
Antique whale oil shows that some mysterious compounds that resemble DDT and PCBs are naturally produced.
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Trimming Down Cancer: Fat could hinder body’s fight against disease
Fatty tissue may secrete substances that make it harder for the body to battle cancer.
- Health & Medicine
Vanishing Devices: Doctors implant disappearing stents, heart patches
Novel heart devices fashioned mainly from materials that the body can absorb or break down have made their debut in heart patients.
- Health & Medicine
Lung Scan: CT may catch some treatable cancers
Computed tomography (CT) scans seem to catch lung cancer early in smokers, but questions remain about the screening procedure.
