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  1. Health & Medicine

    Teen taters, too

    The epidemic of adolescent obesity may owe more to a paucity of exercise than to a growing intake of calories.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Athletes develop whey-better muscles

    Dietary supplements coupling whey and creatine promote the development of bigger, stronger muscles in experienced body builders.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Earth

    Prenatal nicotine: A role in SIDS?

    New data suggest why exposure to nicotine in the womb can put an infant at greater risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    Little vessels react to magnetic switch

    Magnets can act like vascular switches, increasing or decreasing blood flow to a region of the body.