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  1. Humans

    Letters from the February 18, 2006, issue of Science News

    Pain, pain, go away I’m pleased that images are now available to prove that self-control over pain works (“Brain Training Puts Big Hurt on Intense Pain: Volunteers learn to translate imaging data into neural-control tool,” SN: 12/17/05, p. 390). Actually, I and many other moms could have helped the researchers. During childbirth, we simply focused […]

    By Science News
  2. Health & Medicine

    Alzheimer’s drug shows staying power

    The drug memantine slowed mental decline in people with moderate-to-advanced Alzheimer's disease in a 12-month trial, the longest test of the drug to date.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Earth

    Krakatoa stifled sea level rise for decades

    Ocean cooling caused by the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 kept sea level worldwide in check well into the 20th century.