Health & Medicine
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Health & MedicineCompound linked to IVF success
Women with high blood concentrations of anti-Müllerian hormone were more likely to conceive and give birth after in vitro fertilization.
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Health & MedicineU.S. breast-feeding rates up
Between 2000 and 2008, the fraction of women breast-feeding babies increased, as did the fraction breast-feeding for a year.
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Health & MedicineA pox upon cancer
Retooling a virus extends survival in terminal patients.
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Health & MedicineI Died for Beauty
Dorothy Wrinch and the Cultures of Science by Marjorie Senechal.
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LifeInflammation feeds E. coli
Inflammation, normally a defense against microbes, may become counterproductive in the gut by feeding disease-causing bacteria.
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Health & MedicineLink between obesity and vitamin D clarified
People carrying gene variants tied to weight are also prone to deficiency of the sun-derived nutrient, but not vice versa.
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Health & MedicineTV watching linked to low sperm counts
Couch potatoes’ reproductive health may suffer.
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Health & MedicineNothing to fear but suffocation
People with a rare brain disorder don’t get scared — except when they breathe carbon dioxide.
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LifeAs fish watch prey, researchers watch fish’s brains
Genetically engineered neurons allow researchers to watch fish brains as they track prey.
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Health & MedicineSome service members sleep too little
Of active-duty military personnel seeking help for sleep complaints, two-thirds get six or less hours per night.
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HumansProfessional athletes have superior perception
Soccer, rugby, hockey players better ignore distractions to follow motion with their eyes.