Bad Medicine
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Europeans Brought New, Deadly Ulcer Bacteria to AmericasBy Christopher Wanjek Published
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Hear This: Scientists Regrow Sound-Sensing CellsScientists recently regrew sound-sensing "hair cells" in high volumes to test drugs for hearing loss.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
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Depression Can Affect New Fathers, TooWhile much attention is given to maternal depression, fathers also can get depressed before and after their child's birth, which, in turn, can have negative consequences for the child.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
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Sleeping Shrinks the Brain … and That's a Good ThingSleep provides a time for the brain to prune synapses to ensure only the most important information is retained.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
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Scientists Untangle the Soy-Breast Cancer ParadoxTo eat soy or not: That's the question many U.S. women have been asking.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
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Can a Roommate's Genes Influence Your Health?Your partner's or roommate's genes have a sizable effect on how your own genes are expressed, according to a study on caged mice.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
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Speedy TB Treatment Could Combat Drug ResistanceTB treatments stretch over nine months, so many people don't stick to their meds, and antibiotic resistance develops. But now doctors may have found a way to speed up the treatment.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
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'Donkey Kong' Smashes Neuroscientists in Thought ExperimentModern neuroscience is fairly inept at decoding the workings of the Atari 2600 console, a new study finds.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
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Peekaboo! Baby Brains Process Faces Just Like Adult Brains DoThe visual cortex's highly categorized structure for processing faces compared to other objects is in place at or near birth, a study of infants shows.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
