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  1. Health & Medicine

    Calculated Risk: Shedding light on fracture hazards in elderly

    Diminished bone density in elderly people contributes to fractures following traumatic accidents.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Angiogenesis Factors: Tracking down the suspects in blood vessel growth near tumors

    Tumors enlist certain bone marrow cells in efforts to grow new blood vessels for self-nourishment.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Unseen Risk: Lifestyle, physical problems may underlie psoriasis link to early mortality

    Severe psoriasis knocks as many years off a person's expected life span as high blood pressure.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Receptor may be cancer accomplice

    Suppressing a receptor protein called neuropilin-2 slows colon cancer growth in mice.

    By Nathan Seppa

  5. Growing Up to Prozac: Drug makes new neurons mature faster

    Prozac may relieve depression by stimulating growth and maturation of neurons in some parts of the brain.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Humans

    Heed your elders, survive a tsunami

    An oral tradition passed down among islanders in the South Pacific saved many lives during a tsunami last year and illustrates the benefits that community-based education and awareness programs can provide.

    By Sid Perkins
  7. Astronomy

    Stellar Switch: Sun not alone in making magnetic flip-flops

    After years of searching, researchers have for the first time documented that a star other than the sun flips its magnetic poles.

    By Ron Cowen

  8. Internet Seduction: Online sex offenders prey on at-risk teens

    Most online sex crimes involve adults seducing psychologically vulnerable teenagers into sexual relationships, a finding at odds with public fears of Internet-using children falling prey to deceptive, violent sexual predators.

    By Bruce Bower

  9. People move like predators

    Cell phone data shows that people's daily roaming follows statistical patterns also seen in predators.

    By Davide Castelvecchi

  10. Calorie Kick: Desire for sweets not only a matter of taste

    Chemical fireworks in the brain's reward system explode in response to calories, independent of flavor, suggests a new study of mice.

    By Amy Maxmen
  11. Humans

    Letter from the Publisher

    Science News is about to pause briefly before presenting itself to you in a new form, both in print and online.

    By Elizabeth Marincola
  12. Space

    Searching for superEarths

    Astronomers are exploring a new family of planets beyond the solar system.

    By Ron Cowen