Health & Medicine
- Health & Medicine
Mars trip would deliver big radiation dose
Curiosity instrument confirms expectation of major exposures.
- Health & Medicine
Cancer drug damages mouse hearts by slaying helpful cells
Explanation for side effect in people could provide way to avoid it.
- Health & Medicine
Underactive thyroid ups pregnancy risks
Several complications are more common in women with the condition, including gestational diabetes and cesarean births.
- Life
Response to bacterial infection depends on time of day
Mice that got Salmonella in the evening fared better than those given the microbe in the morning.
- Life
A molecular window on itch
Researchers discover chemical puppet master behind the need to scratch.
- Psychology
Less is more for smart perception
Neural efficiency reigns in brains of high-IQ individuals as they view their surroundings, a new study indicates.
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- Life
Body’s clock linked to depression
Gene activity in the brain suggests that circadian rhythms are off-kilter in people with depression.
- Life
Gut bacteria adapt to life in bladder
E. coli moving between systems may cause urinary tract infections.
- Psychology
Brain training technique gets a critique
In a new study, a popular style of memory workout leaves reasoning and mental agility flat.
- Health & Medicine
Black women may have highest multiple sclerosis rates
Large study counters common assumption that whites get MS more.
