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  1. Health & Medicine

    Asthma oddity

    Helicobacter pylori, a common microbe that colonizes the stomach, might protect against asthma.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Life

    Young tasmanian devil moms

    Tasmanian devils have started mating much earlier in response to an epidemic, called facial tumor disease, that is wiping out much of their population.

    By Tia Ghose
  3. Health & Medicine

    The two faces of prion proteins

    Scientists are learning more about the protein behind mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, including how to interfere with the protein’s production in the brains of mice.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Climate

    Another climate ailment

    Global warming may turn out to be more than just a pain in the neck: Rising average temperatures could trigger an increased prevalence of kidney stones.