Cigarette Bacteria
Cigarettes harbor a wide variety of disease-causing bacteria.
Sick Mummies
Researchers discover signs of heart disease in ancient Egyptian mummies.
Old Flu Antibodies
Outbreaks of the H1N1 virus during the twentieth century left many people with long-term resistance to the swine flu.
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FLU REPORT: Why older people are at less risk of contracting the H1N1 flu virus, how to avoid the flu, and can you get the flu from a library book? Also: ancient mummies with heart disease and harmful bacteria discovered in cigarettes.
Human Microbial Diversity
Every person may have a very different mix of microbes living inside them.
Sandcastle Worm Glue
A small sea creature inspires a potentially useful medical glue.
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Ancient insect pollinators, your body's unique microbes, a marine creature that could fix broken bones. Also: does chewing gum really take years to digest?
Cancer Roundup
Researchers have discovered a gene in the naked mole rat that protects them from developing cancer.
Asthma Patients
Patients with "difficult to treat" asthma often turn out not to be taking their medication regularly.
Sleep Deprivation
Researchers discover how to reverse the cognitive effects of sleep deprivation in mice.
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Rescuing the brain from sleep deprivation, too much light can be depressing, sobering news in the treatment of chronic illness, and an installment of our new series, Reality Check.
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Lies parents tell their children. Is comfort food a fallacy? Imitating the dog's nose. And computer-facilitated brain-to-brain communication.
Infected Shower Heads
Shower heads can harbor bacteria that may threaten some people's health.
Gecko Tails
Severed gecko tails can perform surprisingly complex movements – and that may help scientists study spinal injuries.
Nicotine & Memory
Nicotine strengthens brain connections that associate memories with the urge to light up.
Tortured Memories
Using torture to extract information from suspects may have the opposite of the intended effect.
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Torture gets a failing grade from neuroscience, a new benthic rover explores the ocean floor, how surrealism makes you smarter, and putting full moon folklore to the test.
Cancer Surgery Robot
A robot may help cancer surgeons confirm the locations of tumors.