Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Life
The case of the disappearing fingerprints
One potential side effect of an anti-cancer drug: identity theft.
- Health & Medicine
NFL heart profile good, with a caveat
Football players have higher blood pressure on average, new study finds.
- Humans
Hand tools can pose cardiovascular risks
Research homes in on how high frequency vibrations from power tools exert damage to blood vessels in the hands.
- Health & Medicine
Industry attempts to influence medical care
A new survey takes a national look at academic medical researchers' ties to industry and their vulnerability to undue influence.
- Health & Medicine
Sensitivity to alcohol connected with alcoholism risk
People for whom alcohol has little effect face a greater risk of developing alcoholism than those who get drunk easily.
- Humans
The inner worlds of conspiracy believers
A study of British volunteers finds that those who endorse 9/11 conspiracy theories also believe in other sorts of conspiracies and share certain personality characteristics.
- Health & Medicine
Neurons take a break during stage 2 sleep
Electrical markers associated with stage 2 sleep indicate downtime for neurons.
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- Health & Medicine
Air pollution makes chromosomes look older
Traffic exhaust appears to shorten telomeres, a sign of cellular aging.
- Humans
Ferreting out the bottom line
This is proving an atypical year for the federal budget — and its rollout.
- Health & Medicine
How Down syndrome works against cancer
A surplus of cancer-suppressing protein encoded by a gene on an extra copy of chromosome 21 may explain in part why people with Down syndrome seldom get cancer.
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