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Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Cocaine link to heart attack bolstered

    Regular cocaine use may account for one-fourth of nonfatal heart attacks in people under age 45.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Gene mutation can spur autoimmunity

    A mutation of a gene on the X chromosome can lead to a dangerous autoimmune disorder and type I diabetes.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Mending a Broken Heart

    Transplants of skeletal-muscle cells may help heal hearts damaged by illness or previous heart attacks.

    By Damaris Christensen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Protein pair induces nerve repair in mice

    Mice genetically engineered to make two proteins normally active in early nerve development are able to regrow damaged nerve fibers somewhat in their central nervous systems.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Health & Medicine

    Do Meat and Dairy Harm Aging Bones?

    Two studies have contradictory findings about the impacts of animal protein on bones in elderly people.

    By Janet Raloff
  6. Health & Medicine

    Vision: The risks of being too fat or too tall

    Excess weight or height can have a blinding impact, fostering the development of cataracts.

    By Janet Raloff
  7. Health & Medicine

    Lupus in Depth

    By Science News
  8. Health & Medicine

    Hope for Diabetes Cure

    By Science News