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  1. Health & Medicine

    Mouth cancer data faked, journal says

    A study by a Norwegian researcher claiming that anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the risk of mouth cancer in smokers was based on faked data.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Humans

    Changing Priorities: Bush initiative shifts science-budget funds

    President Bush's proposed fiscal year 2007 budget would keep overall research and development spending at approximately current levels.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Health & Medicine

    Ear Protection: Combo vaccine prevents some infections

    A vaccine that triggers immunity against two common bacteria can prevent many ear infections in babies.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Materials Science

    Networking with Friends: Nanotech material reconnects severed neurons

    A new material made of nanometer-sized protein particles appears to be able to bridge the gap between severed nerves.

    By Christen Brownlee

  5. Pigging Out Healthfully: Engineered pork has more omega-3s

    Scientists have created pigs that sport much higher concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids in their tissues than normal pigs do.

    By Christen Brownlee
  6. Animals

    Into Hot Water: Lab test shows that worms seek heat

    Worms from deep-sea vents prefer water at temperatures near the upper limit of what animals are known to survive.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Health & Medicine

    Enzyme might underlie some stroke damage

    Inhibiting NOX4 in mice limits brain injury, tests show.

    By Nathan Seppa

  8. Siblings of autistic children may share some symptoms

    Studies may need to account for a predisposition to autistic traits in undiagnosed members of families where the disorder occurs.

    By Bruce Bower
  9. Humans

    Weighing risks, convicts display blind spots

    Prisoners often don’t appreciate likely gains or losses in making decisions, a finding with possible policy implications.

    By Bruce Bower
  10. Health & Medicine

    Immune gene variants help stop HIV

    Research on HIV-infected people who rarely develop AIDS might lead to better drugs or a vaccine.

    By Nathan Seppa
  11. Health & Medicine

    Mom’s past drug abuse may alter brain chemistry of offspring

    A new study in rats suggests that the lingering effects of adolescent opiate use may be passed on for two generations, even if the female is drug-free when she gets pregnant.

    By Tom Siegfried
  12. Animals

    DEET of the sea

    Before turning in for the night, some reef-dwelling fish apply a slimy mucus shield to deter biting bugs.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg