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  1. Health & Medicine

    Early Warning? Spinal fluid may signal Alzheimer’s presence

    Spinal-fluid concentrations of two compounds already linked to the disease may reveal whether a person has Alzheimer's disease.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Earth

    Toxic Controversy: Perchlorate found in milk, but risk is debated

    Researchers in Texas have detected the chemical perchlorate in milk, crops, and a significant portion of the state's groundwater.

    By Ben Harder
  3. Health & Medicine

    Do Arctic diets protect prostates?

    Marine diets appear to explain why the incidence of prostate cancer among Inuit men is lower than that of males anywhere else in the world.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    Centenarian Advantage: Some old folks make cholesterol in big way

    People who live to be nearly 100 and their offspring are more likely to have large cholesterol particles in their blood, a condition conducive to good health.

    By Nathan Seppa

  5. IQ Yo-Yo: Test changes alter retardation diagnoses

    Mental retardation placements in U.S. schools rose dramatically in the first five years after a commonly used IQ test was revised, raising concerns about how IQ scores are used to diagnose mental retardation.

    By Bruce Bower
  6. Health & Medicine

    Protein may predict heart problems

    Low blood concentrations of a protein called adiponectin may signal risk of heart disease.

    By Nathan Seppa
  7. Health & Medicine

    Mars trip would deliver big radiation dose

    Curiosity instrument confirms expectation of major exposures.

    By Cristy Gelling
  8. Health & Medicine

    Talk therapy helps Congolese victims of sexual violence recover

    Groups sessions using a cognitive processing approach work better than individual support counseling, a study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Health & Medicine

    DSM-5 enters the diagnostic fray

    Fifth edition of the widely used psychiatric manual focuses attention on how mental disorders should be defined.

    By Bruce Bower
  10. Humans

    Hard throwers evolved a long time ago

    Baseball hurlers provide clues to the ancient roots of bodies that can heave objects really fast.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Health & Medicine

    Going out to lunch zaps mental focus

    Sharing a midday meal with friends could lead later to errors at work.

    By Jessica Shugart
  12. Humans

    Y chromosome analysis moves Adam closer to Eve

    A pair of genetic studies has pushed back age of men's most recent common ancestor.

    By Erin Wayman