Health & Medicine
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Health & Medicine
Toxic Dirt + Avian Flu = Science Fair Success
Fifteen-year-old Nolan Kamitaki shows what it takes to become one of America's top young scientists.
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Health & Medicine
The electric brain
Electrical implants allowed a brain-damaged man to talk, eat, and move again.
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Health & Medicine
A big discovery about little people
Humans may have once walked the Earth with tiny people—a possible newly discovered species that scientists have nicknamed "hobbits."
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Health & Medicine
Don’t Eat That Sandwich!
If you drop a sandwich on the floor, how quickly does it pick up bacteria?
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Health & Medicine
A Better Flu Shot
A new kind of vaccine that's made in caterpillar cells prevents influenza.
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Health & Medicine
Chew for Health
Surprise your teacher: New studies show that chewing gum might be good for you!
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Health & Medicine
Wake Up, Sleepy Gene
Variation in the length of one gene affects how well you function when short of sleep.
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Childhood’s long history
Our ancient ancestors had long childhoods, just as we do today.
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Health & Medicine
A fix for injured knees
A new way of repairing a common knee injury might someday help athletes recover faster.
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Eat Out, Eat Smart
Knowing the number of calories in your restaurant meal can help you make healthier food choices.
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Smiles Turn Away Colds
A good mood and a relaxed attitude help keep colds away.
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Health & Medicine
Hot Pepper, Hot Spider
Hot peppers and spider venom can cause the same sort of painful burning sensation.
By Emily Sohn