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Fighting Alzheimer's with coffee, oral health, sugar, and heart disease, cervical cancer's nemesis, and more.
Cardiac Roundup
Consuming sugar can damage the heart by causing arteries to expand too fast.
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Did food poisoning prompt the exploration and settlement of the South Pacific? Narcolepsy and the immune system, an obesity mystery, and more.
Cow Methane
Geneticists say cattle can be bred to be more environmentally friendly.
Carb Fat Gene
Researchers have found a gene that's key in turning carbs into fat.
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HEALTH REPORT: Why bone loss can be slowed but not reversed. Genes that turn carbohydrates to fat. How sports drinks damage teeth. And more.
Omega-3 Roundup
Omega-3 fatty acids aren't just good for your heart. They could help save the planet.
Race & Bulimia
Black girls from poor families are more likely than wealthy white girls to suffer from bulimia.
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Why smart people sometimes make really dumb decisions, the neural consequences of not paying attention, and our complicated relationship with food.
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HEALTH: New vaccines provide instant immunity, Addiction and Parkinson's disease, the upside of salt, ship pollution threatens coastal residents, and more.
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Caterpillars infiltrate ant nests, loneliness and your health, how planes can fly upside down, and more.
Evolution of Conscience
Hunting and gathering in pre-historic times may have led to the evolution of the conscience.
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EVOLUTION SPECIAL: Celebrating Charles Darwin's 200th birthday, the evolution of kissing, mosquito love duets, robot sex, and the unhealthy history of the human diet.
Diet Evolution
The dawn of agriculture ushered in a surprisingly unhealthy era for humans.
Berry Roundup
Scientists are discovering the compounds in colorful fruit that help fight cancer and heart disease.
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Blue bananas hide in plain sight, life spurred earth's mineral diversity, boats sport manatee alarms, and more.
Blue Bananas
You might not think by looking at them that bananas are really blue.
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A car that matches your mood, is the taste of wine all in your head? Why sympathy hurts. And more.
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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Could sunscreens be more than skin deep? Why headphones and pacemakers don't mix and a new use for electric cars.