Health & Medicine
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No babies, no hormones
A radically different form of contraception would prevent pregnancies with small molecules of RNA.
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Wash Your Veggies!
The lesson in all of these food-poisoning outbreaks is that we must not expect a risk-free food-supply chain.
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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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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.
