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Health & MedicineControlling blood sugar may prevent eye problems in diabetes patients
Careful monitoring of glucose levels and taking drugs to control blood lipids and cholesterol can pay dividends, a large trial finds.
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SpaceMaking lemonade with quantum lemons
Physicists produce “spooky action at a distance,” using a phenomenon that would usually disrupt it.
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EcosystemsBats, wolves feel the heat
News from the annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists in Laramie, Wyo., June 11-15
By Susan Milius -
LifeResveratrol shows activity against insulin resistance and retinal disease
A widely touted anti-aging compound shows activity in people and may work in new ways to fight eye disease.
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LifeFishy odor just like dad’s
Imprinting on their fathers’ scent helps keep two fish species separate.
By Susan Milius -
MathWhen intuition and math probably look wrong
A twist on the Two Children Problem shows how information can steer what looks probable.
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ComputingCircling the square
The scientist who scanned the first digital image aims to smooth the pixel.
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Not just a high
Cannabis compounds show their stuff against a host of medical problems, relieving symptoms far beyond pain and nausea.
By Nathan Seppa -
Neutrino experiments sow seeds of possible revolution
Recent results from two experiments that examine the behavior of neutrinos and anti-neutrinos hint at the possibility of a revolution in particle physics.
By Ron Cowen -
ArchaeologySerbian site may have hosted first copper makers
Newly identified remnants of copper smelting at a 7,000-year-old Serbian site fuel debate over where and when this practice began.
By Bruce Bower -
PsychologySocial judgments take touching turns
New evidence suggests that the sense of touch influences people’s willingness to drive a hard bargain or endorse a job candidate.
By Bruce Bower -