Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Walking to exercise the brain

    Light exercise can help elderly people keep their brains in shape.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Building a food pyramid

    Experts are trying to work out new rules on which foods to eat and which ones to avoid.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Strong Bones for Life

    Weak bones are an increasing problem for kids and teenagers.

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  4. Animals

    A bowerbird’s guide to style

    To attract a mate, male bowerbirds go for a cheaper, low-key look instead of showy decorations.

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  5. Animals

    A hangout for elusive blue whales

    Scientists have now found a place off southern Chile where blue whales gather.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Fighting Off Micro-Invader Epidemics

    Colds, the flu, and other, deadlier diseases can spread very quickly.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Prime Time for Broken Bones

    Today's kids are breaking arm bones far more often than did kids just 30 years ago.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Turning to Sweets, Fats to Calm the Brain

    Constant worries may drive people to eat sweet and fatty foods that can soothe the brain.

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  9. Animals

    Delivering a little snake venom

    Poisonous snakes may control the amount of venom that they inject.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Speedy Gene Gives Runners a Boost

    A gene known as ACTN3 may influence whether athletes are better suited to sprinting or to endurance running.

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  11. Animals

    Navigating by the light of the moon

    A dung beetle is the first animal found to navigate by detecting a property of moonlight.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Opening a Channel for Tasting Salt

    Scientists may be a step closer to explaining people's fondness for salty snacks.

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