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  1. Health & Medicine

    Statins, yes; antioxidants, no

    Taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins improves the health outlook for patients at risk of heart attack even when these patients aren't considered obvious candidates to receive the treatment.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Cuff therapy boosts growth factor

    Cuffs that squeeze the legs of heart patients may relieve angina by boosting growth factors, which help build new blood vessels needed to nourish oxygen-starved heart muscle.

    By Nathan Seppa

  3. It smells yellow to me

    The colors associated with a smell can influence the brain's perception of the odor.

    By John Travis

  4. Babies babble in just the right way

    Infants babble out of the right side of their mouths, suggesting that the infantile sounds are more than noise.