Health & Medicine
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Health & MedicineViagra and women
Viagra eases some sexual problems for women taking antidepressants
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Health & MedicineThe Woman Who Can’t Forget
Jill Price, Simon & Schuster, 2008, 263 p., $26.
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Health & MedicineThe Handy Anatomy Answer Book
Naomi E. Balaban and James E. Bobick, Visible Ink Press, 2008, 376 p., $21.95.
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Health & MedicineMapQuest for the mouse spinal cord
The Allen Institute for Brain Science unveils an online atlas of the mouse spinal cord. The atlas is a tool for researchers studying spinal cord injury, disease and development.
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Health & MedicineInsightful Light
Raman spectroscopy may offer doctors, dentists and forensic scientists a better tool for molecular detection.
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Health & MedicineFinding the Golden Genes
Advances in gene therapy could tempt some athletes to enhance their genetic makeup, leading some researchers to work on detection methods just in case.
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Health & MedicineX-ray vision
A new imaging technique could give scientists unprecedented views into cells and other objects at the nanoscale.
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Health & MedicineAgainst the grains
People on either a low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean diet fared better over two years than those on a low-fat diet.
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LifeHIV after DARC
A gene variant prevalent in people of African descent increases the risk of HIV infection but also helps slow disease progression.
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Health & MedicineAsthma oddity
Helicobacter pylori, a common microbe that colonizes the stomach, might protect against asthma.
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Health & MedicineThe two faces of prion proteins
Scientists are learning more about the protein behind mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, including how to interfere with the protein’s production in the brains of mice.
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ClimateAnother climate ailment
Global warming may turn out to be more than just a pain in the neck: Rising average temperatures could trigger an increased prevalence of kidney stones.
By Sid Perkins