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  1. Humans

    Letters from the June 4, 2005, issue of Science News

    Stem winder “Full Stem Ahead” (SN: 4/2/05, p. 218) showed several reasons why stem cell research is a good thing: Stem cells from embryos might cure cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and many other diseases. But the article should have included the fact that stem cells may help with transplanting organs. Stem cells may […]

    By Science News
  2. Health & Medicine

    Vaccine Gains: Shot protects seniors from shingles flare-ups

    An experimental vaccine prevents half of all cases of shingles, a painful skin disease that typically afflicts the elderly.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Tech

    Smart Trap: Nanosensor tracks major brain chemical

    The study of neurological diseases and brain functions could get a lot more precise with the invention of an optical sensor that can closely monitor a key chemical in the brain.