Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Health & Medicine
‘Harmless’ Alga Indicted for Mussel Poisoning
A common algal species turns out to be a serious food-poisoning agent.
- Health & Medicine
Urine test signals pregnancy problem
A simple urine test can warn women that they have an increased risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous complication of pregnancy.
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Letters from the January 29, 2005, issue of Science News
Check it out In “Profiles in Melancholy, Resilience: Abused kids react to genetics, adult support” (SN: 11/20/04, p. 323), you report on a study in which it was found that female monkeys raised in a stressful situation drink alcohol to excess only if they possess just the short serotonin-transporter gene. If a positive correlation were […]
- Health & Medicine
One in a Million
A 15-year-old girl in Wisconsin has survived a rabies infection without receiving the rabies vaccine, a first in medical history.
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Letters from the January 22, 2005, issue of Science News
Timely comments The researchers featured in “Summer births linked to schizophrenia” (SN: 11/6/04, p. 301) suggest that a higher incidence of schizophrenia may be due to summer-related infections “or other seasonal factors.” June and July births would have been in early gestation during late fall and winter, when there is increased incidence of depression among […]
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From the January 19, 1935, issue
Unusual twin girls, recording brain waves, and making heavy hydrogen.
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Nobel Celebrations
A firsthand account unveils the pageantry that surrounds the awarding of the Nobel prizes in Stockholm.
- Health & Medicine
The Beef about UTIs
Antibiotic-resistant infections that affect some women may have been contracted from infected meat.
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Puzzle of the Week
Eager to exercise your mind and join in a friendly puzzle-solving competition? Try the weekly challenge at the new PuzzleUp Web site, created by Emrehan Halici, a software and game developer in Turkey. Go to: http://www.puzzleup.com/
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Phage Attack: Antibacterial virus might suppress cholera
Bacteria-attacking viruses that infect bacteria hold cholera bacteria in check throughout most of the year except during the rainy season when these viruses become diluted.
- Health & Medicine
Not to Your Health: New mechanism proposed for alcohol-related tumors
New findings suggest that alcohol encourages blood vessels to invade tumors, supplying nutrients that promote tumor growth.
