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Brain’s support cells, always on the go
Cells that leap into action when the brain is injured are constantly searching for signs of danger during their supposed resting period.
- Humans
When Fair Means Superb: Young scientists and engineers meet in international competition
A record 1,447 high school students from 45 countries shone their brightest in Phoenix last week as they competed at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
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Memories for Life: War sparked enduring recollections
Danes who lived through the Nazi occupation of Denmark exhibit suprisingly accurate memories for factual information and personal experiences related to momentous events from World War II.
- Health & Medicine
Heartburn in Bed: Soda, sleeping pills can spoil sleep
Nighttime acid reflux is a common condition that often goes hand-in-hand with sleep problems.
- Earth
Portrait of destruction
A new simulation suggests where the most damaging ground motions would occur if a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the San Andreas fault east of Los Angeles.
- Physics
Quantum Bull’s-Eye: Particle-mass prediction hits the mark
By precisely predicting the mass of a subatomic meson, physicists have demonstrated they have the computational know-how to calculate real-world details from quark basics.
- Animals
New Mammals: Coincidence, shopping yield two species
Researchers have identified a new species of monkey in Africa and a rodent in Asia that belongs to a new family among mammals.
- Health & Medicine
Baby Rescue: Cord blood saves infants with rare disease
Using umbilical cord blood, doctors can rescue babies from Krabbe's disease, a lethal enzyme deficiency that causes brain damage.
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Perfect Match: Embryonic stem cells carry patients’ DNA
By priming embryonic cells with genetic material from people with problems that stem cells may one day treat, researchers have isolated 11 new lines of stem cells that exactly match the patients' own DNA.
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- Humans
Letters from the May 14, 2005, issue of Science News
It’s kids’ stuff Regarding the therapeutic effects of sunflower-seed oil on infants (“Anoint Them with Oil: Cheap-and-easy treatment cuts infection rates in premature infants,” SN: 3/12/05, p. 165), has any research been done as to the health benefits of the oil in any other age group? Yael LevyNew York, N.Y. Research to date has focused […]
- Humans
From the May 11, 1935, issue
Falconry in the United States, new 'ears' for anti-aircraft guns, and Albert Einstein's objections to quantum mechanics.
