Health & Medicine

  1. Life

    Brain cells know which way you’ll bet

    Activity of nerve cells in a key brain structure reveals how people will bet in a card game.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Enriched with Information

    New theory doesn’t limit consciousness to the brain.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    2012 AAAS Meeting

    Highlights from the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Vancouver, February 16-20.

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  4. Humans

    Harsh conditions in childhood have long-term effects

    Kids from Romanian orphanage also had lower volumes of gray matter.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Osteoporosis drugs delivered wirelessly

    Implanted microchip that releases medications on command has been tested in people for the first time.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Sleeplessness agitates the brain

    As fatigue grows, electrical activity mounts.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Antibiotic fails sinus infection test

    Treatment with amoxicillin provided little benefit over placebo, a new study finds.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Just two cells to make memories last

    A pair of neurons in fly's brain is essential to long-term information storage and retrieval.

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  9. Life

    Cancer drug may have Alzheimer’s benefits

    Medication helps the brain clear a plaque-forming protein associated with dementia.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Tai chi helps Parkinson’s patients balance

    The controlled movement of the Chinese martial art can improve patients' coordination and limit falls, a study finds.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Addicts and siblings share brain features

    The finding suggests that diminished self-control and other behaviors may have a genetic component.

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  12. Chemistry

    Muscle massage may speed healing

    Rubbing sore, overworked areas trips anti-inflammatory switches in the tissue that might speed healing and ease pain.

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