Health & Medicine
- Health & Medicine
Smoking laws limit heart attacks
A county that banned smoking in bars, restaurants and other workplaces saw a one-third decrease, a new study finds.
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- Health & Medicine
Same neurons at work in sleep and under anesthesia
Drugs boost activity in nerve cells that usually induce a slumber.
- Health & Medicine
Aspirin has selective benefit in colorectal cancer
Patients with a common gene mutation survive longer, which might enable doctors to predict who would get results from the drug.
- Health & Medicine
Suicidal Threads
Early abuse weaves its way into the brain, with potentially tragic consequences.
- Genetics
Genetic mutations may explain a brain cancer’s tenacity
DNA damage may transform adult cells in glioblastoma, making the malignancy harder to kill.
- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Blood pressure decreases with apnea treatment, vitamins fail to protect against colorectal cancer, and more news from this week’s medical journals.
- Health & Medicine
Tomato compound might prevent some strokes
Men with high blood concentrations of lycopene are less vulnerable, a study finds.
- Life
Pulsing blob makes memories sans brain
Slime molds create a GPS navigation system based on their own gooey trails.
- Earth
Fish in mom’s diet may alter kids’ behavior
Eating fish that's low in mercury during pregnancy may reduce the risk that a woman's child shows signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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- Life
Scent Into Action
Rodent responses to a whiff of predator may offer clues to instinct in the brain.
