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  1. Health & Medicine

    New anthrax treatment works in rats

    By distorting a protein in the toxin that makes the anthrax bacterium deadly, scientists have discovered a promising way to treat the disease and possibly even to prevent it with a vaccine.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Tamoxifen dilates arteries in men

    The breast cancer drug tamoxifen can widen a narrowed coronary artery in men with heart problems.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Long-term ecstasy use impairs memory

    Extended use of the illicit drug called MDMA or ecstasy exacerbated memory problems in users aged 17 to 31, none of whom reported alcohol dependence.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Peptide puts mouse arthritis out of joint

    A compound called vasointestinal peptide, which binds to immune system T cells and macrophages, thwarts arthritis in mice.