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Life
Full-body taste
Turns out that the tongue isn’t the only place where the body can taste what you ate.
By Douglas Fox -
Health & Medicine
Bright dining makes mice gain weight
Study connects nighttime light exposure, body mass.
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Health & Medicine
Obesity and the common cold
A study of children finds those who caught a particular virus were more likely to be obese.
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Health & Medicine
Cockroaches could be good medicine
Ground-up bug brains are shown to kill resistant bacteria.
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Health & Medicine
Better living from scorpion venom
Toxins in venom could be used to battle pests, fight cancer, even numb pain.
By Emily Sohn -
Health & Medicine
Tomatoes that trick taste buds
Eating these lab-grown treats can make sour foods taste really sweet.
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Health & Medicine
Giving the brain a hand
PROFILE: Scientist Kristen Brennand uses stem cells to understand brain disorders.
By Susan Gaidos