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Health & MedicineBlind Bet
Although the chances of success are far from certain, many desperate horse owners are gambling on stem cell therapy for their injured equine friends.
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AstronomyThe Star That Ate a Mars
COVER STORY: Scientists probe debris trapped by white dwarfs to learn more about what faraway Earthlike planets are made of.
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Health & MedicineMemories Can’t Wait
Researchers rethink the role of amyloid in causing Alzheimer’s
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Dolly Was Lucky
Scientists studying the data on animal cloning argue that cloning a person would be unsafe.
By John Travis -
Health & MedicineAttacking Alzheimer’s
Some researchers now suggest that the so-called amyloid hypothesis is overstated and that other entities, including tau tangles, are as important as beta-amyloid in Alzheimer's disease.
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Health & MedicineThe Science of Secretin
The discovery that a gut hormone also exists in the brain may shed light on the origins of autism.
By John Travis -
PaleontologyTurn Your Head and Roar
The analysis of fossils that preserve evidence of diseases that appear to be similar or identical to afflictions that strike modern animals, including humans, could help scientists better grasp the causes and courses of today's ailments.
By Sid Perkins -
TechTaming High-Tech Particles
Researchers are beginning to study whether nanomaterials could have unintended negative consequences in the human body or the environment.