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Shingles vaccine linked to lower disease risk
People 60 and over who get the shot are 55 percent less likely to develop the ailment, a large survey shows.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Vaccine for Marburg virus passes monkey test
Tests suggest that the lethal hemorrhagic virus can be stopped if countered soon after exposure.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
The brain sleeps in shifts, plus thinking better with folate, how brains feel the beat and more in this week's news.
By Science News - Life
Genes & Cells
Gene therapy for dogs, plus an HIV gatekeeper and new neurons from skin in this week’s news.
By Science News - Life
Life
How hummingbirds really work, the thermostat preferences of leeches, and cattle-sparing disease testing in this week’s news.
By Science News -
Another Side to Statins
Heart-healthy drugs show promise against inflammation, cancer and the flu.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Half of adult males carry HPV
Human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted pathogen that can cause cancer, shows up often in men and lingers for months, a study shows.
By Nathan Seppa -
Dry air might boost flu transmission
Germs prefer an environment that’s cool, dry and UV-free, experiments suggest.
By Janet Raloff -
Physicists join immune fight
Principles beyond biology may help explain how the body battles infection.
By Susan Gaidos - Tech
Cracked sewers bleed fecal germs
Studies follow leaks into waterways and drinking supplies.
By Janet Raloff -
2011 Science News of the Year: Genes & Cells
Nicolle Rager Fuller Boons and busts via gut microbes Studying the secret lives of bacteria living in human intestines has yielded some unexpected finds. One study suggests that most humans have one of three different combinations of friendly microbes (SN: 5/21/11, p. 14), and another reveals that people’s mix of microbes depends heavily on diet. […]
By Science News - Science & Society
90th Anniversary Issue: 2000s
Genomics and other highlights, 2000–2011
By Science News