Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Health & Medicine
Cardiac Connection: Lupus patients exhibit signs of heart disease
Lupus patients have more signs of atherosclerosis than do healthy people, suggesting that the inflammation that causes many lupus symptoms also damages blood vessels.
- Health & Medicine
Cardiac Connection: Lupus patients exhibit signs of heart disease
Lupus patients have more signs of atherosclerosis than do healthy people, suggesting that the inflammation that causes many lupus symptoms also damages blood vessels.
- Health & Medicine
Hard mattresses not best for back pain
People sleeping on medium-firm mattresses report less pain than those sleeping on firm mattresses, contradicting a long-held belief that harder is better.
- Health & Medicine
Hard mattresses not best for back pain
People sleeping on medium-firm mattresses report less pain than those sleeping on firm mattresses, contradicting a long-held belief that harder is better.
- Anthropology
Baboons demonstrate social proficiency
Wild baboons exhibit a richer, more complex social life than scientists have often assumed, according to two new studies.
- Anthropology
Baboons demonstrate social proficiency
Wild baboons exhibit a richer, more complex social life than scientists have often assumed, according to two new studies.
- Humans
Science News of the Year 2003
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2003.
- Humans
Undignified Science
Research advances in 2003 heralded a string of unexpected scientific indignities that will occur in the future, at least in the fevered imagination of one writer.
- Humans
Undignified Science
Research advances in 2003 heralded a string of unexpected scientific indignities that will occur in the future, at least in the fevered imagination of one writer.
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- Health & Medicine
Risk Profile: C-reactive protein may presage hypertension
High concentrations of the inflammatory compound C-reactive protein may signal an elevated risk of high blood pressure.
