Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Virus versus virus

    Customized RNA snippets delivered by a harmless virus could someday provide a new way to combat the hepatitis B virus.

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    Seeing disease’s acidic side

    Small tumors can be detected using a new technique that safely, reliably and noninvasively measures tissue chemistry.

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    Parasite payback

    The protozoan parasite that causes leishmaniasis seems vulnerable to the anticancer drug tamoxifen, research in mice shows.

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    Time on their side

    Review of a decade's worth of major league baseball games shows a slight cost in performance in teams with jet lag.

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    Thanks for the pounds, Mom

    When inherited from mom, a gene linked to obesity and diabetes interferes with blood sugar metabolism.

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    Ineffective alternative

    The herbal remedy St. John’s Wort may not treat ADHD, a new study shows

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    Bothered by cell phones

    Excessive cell phone use can disturb teenagers' sleep

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Take a nap

    A nap is the most effective way to combat an after-lunch slump, but caffeine will help too.

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    Sun up

    Men with lower concentrations of vitamin D have higher risk of heart attack.

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    Wake up and smell the java

    The smell of coffee leads to changes in gene activity in sleep-deprived rats, hinting at the molecular basis for the relaxing effect of the aroma seen in experiments.

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    Nabbing suspicious SNPs

    Scientists search the whole genome for clues to common diseases.

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    Thanks for the future memories

    To the brain, remembering the past and visualizing the future look surprisingly similar.

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