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- Potent Promise: Essential Stemness: Scientists move closer to understanding the dual fates of embryonic stem cells — to divide or develop
- Potent Promise: Back to the Womb: Reverting adult cells to an embryonic state without creating embryos is a tricky business
- It’s Likely That Times Are Changing: A century ago, mathematician Hermann Minkowski famously merged space with time, establishing a new foundation for physics; today physicists are rethinking how the two should fit together
- This week's table of contents
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Excess calcium in the blood might signal an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, a new study finds.Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Found in: Body & Brain
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Having an older father might increase a person’s risk of developing bipolar disorder, a large population survey finds.Published: Monday, September 1st, 2008Found in: Body & Brain
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A variant form of a gene called TLR3 offers some protection against the eye disease known as dry macular degeneration.Published: Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Found in: Body & Brain
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People at risk of the colon disorder known as diverticulitis don’t need to avoid nuts, corn and popcorn, as previously recommended.Published: Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Found in: Body & Brain
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A large, long-term study of sleep apnea links the breathing disorder to increased risk of death.Published: Thursday, July 31st, 2008Found in: Body & Brain and Humans
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Statins, developed to fight cholesterol, may also prevent some dementia, a study of older Hispanics finds.Published: Monday, July 28th, 2008Found in: Body & Brain
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A gene variant explains why some people get muscle pains from cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins.Published: August 16th, 2008; Vol.174 #4Found in: Body & Brain
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Viagra eases some sexual problems for women taking antidepressantsPublished: August 16th, 2008; Vol.174 #4Found in: Biomedicine and Body & Brain
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People on either a low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean diet fared better over two years than those on a low-fat diet.Published: August 16th, 2008; Vol.174 #4Found in: Body & Brain -
Helicobacter pylori, a common microbe that colonizes the stomach, might protect against asthma.Published: August 16th, 2008; Vol.174 #4Found in: Body & Brain
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People who harbor excess amounts of the compound fetuin-A face a heightened risk of developing diabetes.Published: Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Found in: Body & Brain
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Highly educated people have reaped the benefits of cancer prevention and treatment. Death rates in this group have fallen, but people with less education have missed out on these gains.Published: Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Found in: Body & Brain -
Since the development in the mid-1990s of a state-of-the-art drug cocktail for HIV, patient survival has extended dramatically, a new study shows.Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Found in: Biomedicine and Body & Brain
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A blood pressure medication limits damage to the aorta in people with Marfan syndrome, possibly signaling a new therapy for the condition.Published: July 19th, 2008; Vol.174 #2Found in: Body & Brain
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A simple, inexpensive ultrasound test of the heel might reveal whether a person is at risk of osteoporosis and should get more extensive tests.Published: July 19th, 2008; Vol.174 #2Found in: Body & Brain
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