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- Health & Medicine
Brain tells signs from pantomime
Different brain areas light up when deaf people use American Sign Language than when they gesture.
- Health & Medicine
Rapid HIV treatment could slow growing TB rates
Widespread yearly testing and immediate treatment with antiretroviral drugs could avert more than 6 million tuberculosis cases in Africa, a new model finds.
- Health & Medicine
IVF kids show shift in gene activity
Team finds differences related to metabolism and growth.
- Health & Medicine
Possible prostate cancer culprit
Scientists identify a type of stem cell and a gene that play a role in the disease.
- Humans
Finding coolable hot spots for crime
Some high-risk areas are easier to manage than others, a new model suggests.
- Health & Medicine
Brain at the breaking point
New research, showing how stresses can snap tiny tracks inside brain connections, may improve understanding of traumatic brain injury.
- Health & Medicine
Dolphins may offer clues to treating diabetes
Insulin-resistance switch helps maintain glucose levels in dolphin brains, suggesting possible clues to treating diabetes in people.
- Health & Medicine
Tumor tracking gets personal
A new method has the potential to use genome science to improve cancer care.
- Space
Study raises questions about supernova origins
X-ray observations of the explosions could shift measurements of the mysterious entity known as dark energy.
- Humans
Decoding diversity in Bushmen
Decoding the genetic makeup of tribal leaders and Archbishop Desmond Tutu uncovers rich genetic diversity in southern Africans.
- Life
Human noise may distract animals
When boats roar, hermit crabs slip up and let predators get extra close
- Psychology
Cell phone distraction while driving is a two-way street
When operating a car, drivers lose a grip on messages they hear.
