Humans
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Humans
Humans and Neandertals may not have interbred, after all, the backlash of selfishness and more in this week's news.
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Obesity can turn body fat toxic
Excess blubber below the skin can trigger inflammation, possibly increasing risk of disease.
By Janet Raloff - Humans
Oldest hand axes found
Homo erectus may have made both advanced and simple tools 1.76 million years ago.
By Bruce Bower - Humans
Middle school scientists recognized
The first class of 30 finalists in the Broadcom MASTERS will convene in Washington, D.C., this fall to compete in new national science competition geared to younger students.
By Devin Powell - Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
One defense against diarrhea and early hints of diabetes in obese children in this week’s news
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Saffron takes on cancer
The yellow spice inhibits liver cancer growth, tests in rats show.
By Nathan Seppa - Tech
Mining electronic records yields connections between diseases
Mining patient records, combined with molecular research, may reveal new links among medical conditions.
- Psychology
Men’s spatial superiority takes cultural cues
Some societies may nurture comparable spatial skills in males and females.
By Bruce Bower - Humans
Willpower endures
A person's ability to resist temptation stays constant throughout life, study suggests.
- Humans
Humans
High winds presage blustery neighbors, cell phones wasted on the young and more in this week's news.
By Science News - Humans
Recession-sensitive parenting
Economic downturn led to temporarily more severe parenting tactics among genetically predisposed mothers.
By Bruce Bower - Life
Genes may explain who gets sick from flu
People who stay well even after being exposed to the flu have a strong immune reaction to the virus, but in exactly the opposite way as those who get sick.