Health & Medicine

  1. Psychology

    Long-lasting mental health isn’t normal

    Those who stay mentally healthy from childhood to middle age are exceptions to the rule.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Little jet-setters get jet lag too

    Help young children fight jet lag with a few simple steps.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    E-cigarette smoking linked to heart disease risk

    Two indicators of heart disease risk were elevated for users of e-cigarettes in small-scale study.

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  4. Life

    Map of Zika virus reveals how it shifts as it matures

    A cryo-electron microscopy map of immature Zika virus offers a never-before-seen glimpse of remodeling of the virus’s protein and RNA core.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Rogue antibody linked to severe second dengue infections

    Alternate antibody may indicate whether someone is susceptible to severe dengue disease.

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  6. Life

    Why salmonella doesn’t want you to poop out

    Salmonella bacteria fight infection-driven losses in appetite to keep hosts just healthy enough for transmission.

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  7. Life

    Mouse cells grown in rats cure diabetes in mice

    Mixing cells of two species produces pig and cattle embryos with some human cells.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, methadone made a rosy debut

    Heralded as the “answer to heroin addiction,” methadone is still used to treat opiate addiction, despite risks.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    A ban on screens in bedrooms may save kids’ sleep

    Screens are associated with worse sleep in kids, and not just because of their lights and noises.

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  10. Archaeology

    Real-life adventure tale details search for legendary city

    "The Lost City of the Monkey God" recounts archaeological expedition to uncover truth behind Honduras’ “White City" myth.

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  11. Science & Society

    Cancer studies get mixed grades on redo tests

    Replications of cancer studies fail to reproduce some results.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Though complex, new peanut allergy guidelines are based on science

    Unlike some past recommendations, new guidelines state that introducing babies to peanut-containing foods early is generally OK, with certain caveats.

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