Health & Medicine
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Vaccine vindication
At least 103 million cases of childhood disease have been prevented by vaccines since 1924.
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How to read a book to your baby
To help your baby get the most out of story time, turn the story into a conversation, not a monologue.
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‘Good bacterium’ prevents colic symptoms in newborns
Crying time was nearly halved in babies receiving the beneficial microbe.
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Baby-cam captures an infant’s world
What do babies see all day? Faces. Lots of faces.
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Green tea may sabotage blood pressure medication
Antioxidants in drink may keep intestinal cells from taking up drug.
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Pacemaker treats sleep apnea
Experimental device works for many patients who can’t use breathing machines.
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Babies tune in to happy sounds
High pitched, cutesy voices prove irresistible to infants.
- Microbes
Me and my microbiome
Tina Hesman Saey tries out new services offering clients a peek at their own bacteria.
- Neuroscience
Hormone hampers effects of marijuana
Study of pot-blocking brain chemical in rodents could lead to new treatments for cannabis addiction.
- Microbes
Gut bacteria respect diets, not borders
Malawian and Guahibo gut microbiomes resembled those of herbivorous mammals, while American guts were more similar to carnivores’.
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Nanoparticle injection blocks breast cancer growth in mice
A nanoparticle-based therapy delivered directly to the mammary ducts could potentially stop pre-cancerous cells from becoming full-blown breast cancer, scientists say.
