Maggie Koerth-Baker
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The Power of Positive Thinking: Truth or Myth?Can patients really improve their chances of survival by staying upbeat and happy?
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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The Surprising Impact of Taste and SmellTaste and smell are more complicated than you might think. Working together, and alone, these senses can have big impacts on everything from dementia and depression, to obesity and metabolism.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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Head Trauma: Scientists Brainstorm Causes, CuresNew ways to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury, which is easily overlooked.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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Mosquito Wars: Scientists Take a SwatAn influx of mosquitoes is threatening the flood-ravaged Midwest, but science has some solutions.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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Stem Cells Could Replace Plastic Surgery
Stem cells, derived from human fat, are improving plastic surgery now. In the future, they'll make it even better.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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Salmonella's Tricky Attack Plan RevealedAs salmonella wreaks havoc across the United States, one group of researchers have figured out some of the bacteria's tricks.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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Why Global Hackers Are Nearly Impossible to Catch
The Chinese government may be invading our Internet space. Can the intelligence community prove who's behind recent hacker attacks on Congressional computers?
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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Bacteria May Unlock Mysteries of Human BodyA bacterium could hold the keys to alternative energy, toxics cleanup and how our bodies work.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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First Shoes Worn 40,000 Years AgoTurns out, clothes really do make the man (and the woman), when it comes to feet.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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Birth Control Stuck in the Dark AgesA study found that half of American women who don't want to be pregnant aren't reliably using birth control.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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Stem Cells Might Cause CancerSome research is pointing to stem cells as the entry point for cancer.
By Maggie Koerth-Baker Published
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