Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Schizophrenia risk gets more complex

    Three studies find that large collections of variants, rather than just a few key mutations, probably predispose someone to schizophrenia.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Plastics ingredients may shrink babies

    A new study links phthalates, one of the more ubiquitous families of pollutants, with a baby being dangerously small at birth.

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  3. Life

    H1N1 racks up frequent flier miles

    Analyzing global flight paths may help researchers track pandemics, as a new study on H1N1 shows.

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  4. Life

    Protein protects sperm in mice

    A protein called GPX5 helps protect sperm from oxidative damage. The finding could help prevent birth defects.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Rheumatoid arthritis drug clears hurdle

    Anti-inflammatory injections of golimumab work in people with rheumatoid arthritis who failed to improve on other meds.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Cousteau finds “hypocrisy” in scientific whaling

    Another challenge surfaces to Japan's "scientific" whaling.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Vitamins add vitality to aging chromosomes

    The chromosomes of many multivitamin supplements users appear younger -- about 10 years younger, a new study finds.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Migraines may carry long-term baggage

    Headaches with aura may be linked to the formation of microscopic brain lesions in women and possibly to a heightened risk of stroke.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Of ‘science’ and fetal whaling

    Japan had been sacrificing a large number of pregnant whales in the name of science.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Test might ascertain who needs appendectomy

    Appendicitis might be diagnosable with a new urine test, an advance that could prevent many unnecessary surgeries.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Downside of red-hot chili peppers

    In the wild, a culinary kick comes with risks to the plant.

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  12. Humans

    Seeking genetic fate

    Personal genomics companies offer forecasts of disease risk, but the science behind the packaging is still evolving.

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