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Healthy aging may depend on past habits
A 60-year study indicates that middle-aged men can exert a considerable amount of personal control over their eventual physical and mental health as seniors.
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EarthNew test traces underground forest carbon
An unusual method of studying soil respiration by girdling trees may clear up several vital mysteries in the way carbon cycles through forests.
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EarthGlobal Warming Debate Gets Hotter
President Bush gets the global warming report he commissioned just days before he meets with European leaders.
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Health & MedicineImmune attack on self halts nerve damage
T cells primed for autoimmune behavior may actually preserve nerves after a damaging blow.