Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Fats encourage overeating

    Scientists find that fats push an “eat more” button in rats.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Gut Instinct

    New mouse study reveals a connection between intestinal bacteria and behavior.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Microbes in the music

    A new study finds germs linger on musical instruments.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Sunlight worsens jet pollution

    Chemical reactions caused by the sun’s rays worsen air pollution from idling jets at airports.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    New source for healthy fats

    Scientists found a way to produce fish oil without harming a single fish.

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  6. Animals

    Secrets of the world’s extreme divers

    For emperor penguins and other animals, being able to hold their breath the longest could be in the blood

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Fat weighs heavy on the brain

    New study shows obesity interferes with memory, thinking and reasoning.

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  8. Life

    Full-body taste

    Turns out that the tongue isn’t the only place where the body can taste what you ate.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Evolved to run

    Heel bones hint that humans could run farther than Neandertals.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Scientists help amputees by getting on their nerves

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Making snotty scents

    Mucus may play big role in the nose's job of smelling.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    The memory test

    Quizzing yourself while studying beats using the highlighter.

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