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- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
When the brain learns to feel pain, kids’ effect on paternal testosterone and more in this week’s news.
By Science News - Humans
BPA: What to make of pollutant-laced kids’ foods
The San Francisco-based Breast Cancer Fund has just released some provocative data on the presence of bisphenol A — a hormone-mimicking pollutant — in every brand-name canned food it tested.
By Janet Raloff - Health & Medicine
Ringing in ears may have deeper source
Tinnitus results from the brain’s effort to compensate for hearing loss, a study concludes.
- Health & Medicine
Preterm infants show mortality risks as children, adults
Death rates are higher in preemies than full-term babies when these people reach early adulthood, a large study finds.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Brain may sabotage efforts to lose weight
The brains of obese people act hungry whether their bodies are or not.
By Janet Raloff - Humans
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The dark side of online deals, why cockiness is advantageous and more in this week's news.
By Science News - Psychology
Same face, different person
Photos of a stranger’s mug can look like many unfamiliar people to an observer, complicating facial recognition research.
By Bruce Bower - Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Staving off cartilage damage, a better weapon against sleeping sickness and more in this week's news.
By Science News - Health & Medicine
NSAIDs may be risky early in pregnancy
Women who take common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during the first trimester could be endangering fetus, a study finds.
By Nathan Seppa - Life
A new way to breach the blood-brain barrier
Researchers working with rodents have found a drug that can temporarily open a door for treatments.
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Footprinting crime scenes, wine refueling stations for King Tut and more in this week’s news.
By Science News