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Finding Suggests New Aim for Alzheimer’s Drugs:
A discovery by Paul Greengard, an 84-year-old scientist and Nobel winner, has illuminated a new direction.
They Crawl, They Bite, They Baffle Scientists:
Ask experts why bedbugs disappeared for 40 years, why they came back, why they don’t spread disease, and you hear one answer: “Good question.”
Nobel Winners Sign Letter Backing Obama Space Plan:
The letter expresses support for the president’s proposed strategy for NASA and criticizes cuts contained in a NASA authorization bill now before the House.
At Flea Market, Fear of a Different Insect:
Buyers in secondhand stores are concerned about bedbugs coming along with the clothing or furniture.
Advances Offer Path to Further Shrink Computer Chips:
Researchers say they can overcome a barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory.
Scientist at Work: Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier: Think the Answer’s Clear? Look Again:
Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier’s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths about the predictors of longevity, the organization of health care and the workings of the medical mind.
NASA Tests Engine With an Uncertain Future:
NASA is revisiting the question of what rocket to build next and whether solid motors will be part of it.
Scientists Square Off on Evolutionary Value of Helping Relatives:
A team of prominent evolutionary biologists at Harvard is trying to demolish the theory that helping your relatives can spread your genes faster than having children of your own.
Fossil Hunters in Romania Find a 2-Clawed Relative of Velociraptor:
The dinosaur lived more than 65 million years ago and had two sicklelike claws on each foot.
Review Finds Flaws in U.N. Climate Panel Structure:
The scientists involved in crafting the panel’s climate reports need to be more open to alternative views and more transparent, an independent review said.
Harvard Researcher May Have Fabricated Data:
Marc Hauser is on leave after being found “solely responsible” for eight counts of scientific misconduct.
Jacob Bigeleisen, Isotope Chemist on Manhattan Project, Dies at 91:
Dr. Bigeleisen’s approach was ultimately unsuccessful, but he went on to open a new field of chemistry that studied ways to speed up or slow down chemical reactions.
Returning to Classrooms, and to Severe Headaches:
Doctors say frequent headaches and migraines are among the most common childhood health complaints, yet the problem gets surprisingly little attention from the medical community.
Essay: Isolation, an Ancient and Lonely Practice, Endures:
For those who are not just infected on the inside but also infested on the outside our state-of-the-art treatment includes a direct carryover from the Middle Ages.
A Rush to Operating Rooms That Alters Men's Lives:
Prostate cancer is a dark and mysterious country, and the authors Ralph H. Blum and Dr. Mark Scholz are good, levelheaded guides through these thickets.
Doctors Heed Call for Books for Afghanistan:
The Taliban singled out the texts for destruction because anatomical depictions of the human body were considered blasphemous.
Majority of Caesareans Are Done Before Labor:
A new study suggests several reasons for the nation’s rising Caesarean section rate.
Global Update: Africa: Monkeypox Cases Surge in Rural Areas as Price of the Victory Over Smallpox:
Monkeypox is 20 times as common in parts of the Congo as it was 30 years ago, when smallpox vaccination was discontinued.
Vital Statistics: Deadliest Catch, Found in Unlikely Waters:
Commercial fishing is, by almost any measure, the most dangerous profession in the United States.
Vital Signs: Safety: Assessing the National Bill for Crashes:
Motor vehicle accidents cost the nation almost $100 billion dollars a year, about $500 for each licensed driver, according to government data.
Vital Signs: Longevity: For New York Men, a Life Expectancy Gap:
Men die about six years younger, according to a new report from the New York City health department.
Vital Signs: Childhood: Athletes’ Concussions Have Doubled:
The number doubled over a recent 10-year-period, a new study reports, even though participation in team sports decreased slightly.
Observatory: Special Adhesive Helps Oysters Stick Together:
Understanding more about the unique, protein-based oyster adhesive could help scientists develop better synthetic glues for medical use.
Observatory: From a Desert Plant, a Scented Cry for Help:
When plants are damaged, they emit a fragrance. But in the case of at least one type of wild tobacco plant found in the Great Basin desert of Southwest Utah, it’s an actual distress call.
Observatory: Geography Has a Hand in Lizards’ Gestation:
Eastern fence lizards in northern climates tend to hatch faster than lizards in southern climates, the researchers found.
Q & A: Of Time and Tide:
How are tables of tide times and heights made?
Numberplay: How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take ...:
A set of puzzles involving light bulbs.
Interviews on Water Use Are Thirsty Work:
Learning which water sources villagers use and how far they carry heavy jerrycans of water is itself thirsty work in the Rwandan heat.
Navigating Fieldwork, Rwanda-Style:
A team sets out to survey water and sanitation coverage in the District of Rulindo in Rwanda, but each step along the way is messy.
Protest Shuts Down Oil Rig off Greenland:
Exploratory drilling by a Scottish oil firm was halted after four Greenpeace protesters scaled the rig and suspended tents from its underside.
Fresh Air for Sale in Hong Kong:
A tongue-in-cheek commercial from an anti-pollution group delivers a message about what the city’s pollution could portend.
BP Tripled Ad Spending After Spill:
An anatomy of the oil giant's media response to the Gulf disaster.
Passions and Detachment in Journalism:
Can personal passions can be reconciled with professional detachment? A reporter answers yes.
Mind: Lasting Pleasures, Robbed by Drug Abuse:
Drugs have a competitive advantage over natural rewards and can hijack the brain’s reward system.
Personal Health: Weight Index Doesn’t Tell the Whole Truth:
Body mass index may be useful for identifying obesity in large populations, but in individuals it doesn’t differentiate between fatty and lean tissue.
Really?: The Claim: Flying After Breast Cancer Surgery Can Cause Swelling:
Lymph nodes are often removed as treatment. The concern is that changes in cabin pressure might influence the movement of fluid in the lymphatic system.
Letters: Comfort at Life’s End (1 Letter):
A letter to the editor.
Letters: Acupuncture and Science (1 Letter):
A letter to the editor.
Letters: Neuro-Pioneers (1 Letter):
A letter to the editor.
Letters: Sticks and Stones (2 Letters):
Letters to the editor.