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10 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

Brain Suffers from Boring Life

by Jean Marx
Play and exercise protect mouse brain from amyloid buildup, studies show
9 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

Malaria Prevalence Worse Than Thought

by Amitabh Avasthi
New map increases estimate of those infected or at risk
2 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

West Nile Blame Shifts

by Erik Stokstad
Mosquito control efforts may have focused on wrong species
19 February 2005 | ScienceNOW

New World Disease Map Unveiled

by Science News Staff
Findings challenge assumption that most new diseases emerged in tropics
2 February 2005 | ScienceNOW

Sunlight—A Cancer Drug?

by Erik Stokstad
Two studies show that sunshine provides benefits for cancer prevention and survival
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27 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Burden of Sex

by Greg Miller
Sexual behavior in the U.S. causes three times the death and disability it does in other countries
14 December 2004 | ScienceNOW

More "1918" in Pandemic Predictions

by Martin Enserink
Death toll of a worldwide flu outbreak might be 50 million or more, WHO now says
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20 September 2004 | ScienceNOW

Terrorism Causes Spike in Traffic Deaths

by Siri Carpenter
Attacks may have widespread effects on health and behavior
29 April 2004 | ScienceNOW

The Lab That Came in From the Cold

by Richard Stone
Plague archive from former biodefense lab may prove a boon for public health
15 January 2004 | ScienceNOW

Infections From All Directions

by Gretchen Vogel
Ebola outbreaks may have had independent sources
9 December 2003 | ScienceNOW

Bad News for Eggnog Lovers

by Mary Beckman
Moderate tippling doesn't fend off stroke--and may shrink the brain
7 August 2003 | ScienceNOW

Vaccine Paranoia Spurs Measles Outbreaks

by Fiona Proffitt
Low vaccination rates could help measles reestablish itself in the U.K.
3 March 2003 | ScienceNOW

CJD Epidemic Appears to Be Waning

by Deborah Hill
Researchers cautiously optimistic as number of deaths falls
31 May 2002 | ScienceNOW

Deadly Boring Jobs

by Ben Shouse
Long-term study suggests rigid, mindless work increases mortality
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23 October 2001 | ScienceNOW

Is 'Mad Cow' in Sheep a No-Brainer?

by Michael Balter
U.K. lab learns sheep brains it was studying may have belonged to cows
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27 September 2001 | ScienceNOW

Wellcome Trust to Develop Disease Stats

by Ben Shouse
Money targets local research on population change and disease
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2 August 2001 | ScienceNOW

The End of the Boom

by Vikki Valentine
Computer models suggest population explosion may fizzle by 2070
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31 May 2001 | ScienceNOW

Infectious Link to MS Disputed

by Martin Enserink
Study finds no evidence of Chlamydia infections in multiple sclerosis patients
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22 May 2001 | ScienceNOW

Why Thunderstorms Trigger Asthma Attacks

by John Pickrell
Downdrafts that concentrate allergens take the blame
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18 May 2001 | ScienceNOW

Oscar Winners Live Long Lives

by Constance Holden
Nominees and other actors don't last as long
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17 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak Slowing

by Martin Enserink
Intensified control measures in Britain appear to be successful
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16 April 2001 | ScienceNOW

Long Live the Brains

by Constance Holden
Kids with high IQ more likely to reach old age
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2 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Pesticides Raise Miscarriage Risk

by Dan Ferber
New study yields best evidence yet of toxic link
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12 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Vaccine Theory of AIDS Takes a Blow

by Jon Cohen
Study finds no evidence that polio immunization ignited pandemic
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4 August 2000 | ScienceNOW

CJD Still on the Increase

by Gretchen Vogel
Annual death toll increasing by one-third, study finds
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4 January 2000 | ScienceNOW

Healthier Chickens, Sicker People

by Laura Helmuth
Researchers have a new theory to explain why a particularly nasty strain of Salmonella has spread through U.S. and European poultry populations in the past 40 years, sickening millions of...
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17 November 1999 | ScienceNOW

New York Virus From Middle East?

by Martin Enserink
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO--Scientists have finally agreed on the identity of a virus that caused an epidemic of brain inflammation in and around New York City this summer, sickening 60 mostly...
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19 October 1999 | ScienceNOW

Nerve Gas Tablets Linked to Gulf War Syndrome

by Martin Enserink
WASHINGTON, D.C.--A drug used to protect U.S. troops in case of a nerve gas attack may be the cause of the Gulf War Syndrome, according to a study released by...
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17 August 1999 | ScienceNOW

Tuberculosis Is Still Spreading

by Bradley Keoun
Health officials appear to be making some progress in saving the lives of those with tuberculosis (TB), which remains one of the worst global public health threats. A new study...
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14 April 1999 | ScienceNOW

Drink Away Those Ulcers?

by Michael Hagmann
Here's more uplifting news for those who enjoy the good life: A glass of Cabernet or a pint of cold lager could be a good tonic for your stomach. In...
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13 April 1999 | ScienceNOW

New Virus Fingered in Malaysian Epidemic

by Martin Enserink
Scientists have identified a virus that has killed at least 95 people in Malaysia in the last 6 months, most of them pig farm workers. The culprit was officially named...
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26 January 1999 | ScienceNOW

Model Warns of Worsening TB Epidemic

by Dana Mackenzie
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA--The death toll from tuberculosis, a scourge making a comeback across the globe, may skyrocket if doctors fail to start screening patients for multidrug-resistant strains, scientists reported here on...
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19 June 1998 | ScienceNOW

Dementia Protection Up in Smoke

by Science News Staff
For several years, smokers could point to a faint silver lining to their vice: studies suggesting a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's. But now that appears to be a false...
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4 March 1998 | ScienceNOW

Tuberculosis Contained

by Science News Staff
The serendipitous pursuit of a rapid outbreak of virulent tuberculosis shows how the disease can be stopped in its tracks, according to a report in tomorrow's New England Journal of...
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24 February 1998 | ScienceNOW

Bacteria May Have Escaped Hospital

by Science News Staff
Drug-resistant bacteria that usually attack only hospital patients may now have jumped into broader circulation in the general population, according to a study in tomorrow's Journal of the American Medical...
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10 February 1998 | ScienceNOW

Vaccine Takes on Meningitis--But Well Enough?

by Science News Staff
A vaccine against a common type of bacterial meningitis protected older children and young adults during a 1995 outbreak in Texas, according to a report in tomorrow's Journal of the...
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9 September 1997 | ScienceNOW

The Flu Pandemic That Might Have Been

by Science News Staff
This summer, a flu strain unlike any that has infected humans before appears to have jumped directly from birds to a human, killing a Hong Kong boy. The event rang...
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20 August 1997 | ScienceNOW

Alzheimer's Accelerated by Faulty Gene

by Science News Staff
A particular variant of an immune system gene can hasten the onset of Alzheimer's, according to a study published today in Neurology. Patients with this allele tended to lose their...
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31 July 1997 | ScienceNOW

Breast Cancer Survivors: Reassurance for Would-Be Moms

by Science News Staff
Women who have had breast cancer are often told they should think twice about having a child because pregnancy could worsen their disease. But a major study by a Danish...
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15 July 1997 | ScienceNOW

Antibiotics Cut Heart Attack Risk

by Science News Staff
Killing off a pneumonia-causing bacterium in infected cardiac patients reduced the risk of a second heart attack, cardiologists have found. The provocative results from a pilot trial, described in the...
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