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    This article on using magnetic fields to map and possibly treat brain disorders contrasted sharply with the article a few pages earlier about magnetic fields inducing cells to develop tumors (“Cells proliferate in magnetic fields,” SN: 9/23/00, p. 196: Available to subscribers at Cells profilerate in magnetic fields). I would strongly suggest that both the […]

    By Science News

  2. Snap, Crackle, and Feel Good?

    Magnetic fields that map the brain may also treat its disorders.

    By John Travis
  3. Math

    Unlocking Puzzling Polygons

    Proof settles a wickedly prickly question about unfurling crinkly polygons.

    By Ivars Peterson

  4. Hormone dulls a tongue’s taste for sweets

    The hormone leptin may suppress the tongue's ability to taste sugary substances.