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Health & MedicineOlive Oil’s Newfound Benefits
New studies find benefits in olive oil beyond their heart-friendly fats.
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Health & MedicineIron Deficiency, Poverty, and Cognitive Troubles
Children with iron deficiency and low socioeconomic status can slip even lower in mental ability, compared with their better-nourished peers.
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Health & MedicineNow This Is Depressing . . .
People who increased their fish consumption to shed a brooding disposition may want to consider alternative strategies.
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AgricultureCloned Meat and Milk Are Safe, but They Won’t Hit Stores Soon
A Food and Drug Administration analysis concludes that food from cloned animals is safe, but the effort and expense involved in creating these animals means that products from them won't be in markets anytime soon.
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HumansMarlin Crash May Be Worse Than Reported
A newly identified species of billfish resembles white marlins so closely that its presence might be masking how decimated Atlantic stocks of the marlin really are.
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Health & MedicineDiet for a Noisy Planet
Oral doses of a combination of certain antioxidants and magnesium can significantly limit the risk of noise-induced hearing loss, an animal study finds.
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Health & MedicineCaffeine Aids Golden Girls’ Mental Health
Coffee and tea appear to keep aging women sharp. Men, not so much.
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EarthDon’t Bite the Dust
Several studies show that children and adults accumulate substantial amounts of the flame retardants called PBDEs—from food, breast milk, and probably house dust.
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