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Vanilla Medicine

October 11, 2004

A drug based on vanilla could be a treatment for sickle cell disease.

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Walking Roundup

October 8, 2004

Moderate exercise helps lower the risk of mental impairment in older people.

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Coastal Hurricanes – rerun of #3001

October 7, 2004

rerun of #3001

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Doping Sensor

October 6, 2004

Development of a handheld device for detecting illegal steroids in blood

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Genes and Sex

October 5, 2004

DNA analysis shows that fewer males than females have reproduced over evolutionary time.

Read moreGenes and Sex

Changing Fish

October 4, 2004

Fishing not only reduces numbers of fish but causes evolutionary changes.

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Malaria Roundup

October 1, 2004

Getting ideas for drugs from watching what sick chimps eat, and a compound that kills mosquito …

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Antibacterial Sludge

September 30, 2004

The antibacterial compound triclocarban is found in organic sludge used as fertilizer.

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Depression Circuit

September 29, 2004

People with a history of depression have an overactive brain circuit triggered by dips in serotonin.

Read moreDepression Circuit

Baby Corn

September 28, 2004

What is baby corn? (Corn harvested 1 to 3 days after the silks appear. It's really corn!)

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Working Memory

September 27, 2004

Working memory can be improved with five weeks of intensive training.

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Drugs in the Environment

September 24, 2004

Medicines that we take end up in the environment, and those drugs can disrupt the hormones of wild …

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