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- Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 2 Health
Pills that Help Addicts Quit Have a Catch
Prescription medication can help some people beat their addictions—but not without complications - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 3 Health
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An Electrical Off-Switch for Disease [Video]
Stimulator devices can tweak nervous system activity to turn down inflammation or treat other effects of disease - Nature Space
Star Buzzed Our Solar System during Human Prehistory
A faint star with an even fainter companion came close enough some 70,000 years ago to perturb distant comets in our solar system - Science Talk More Science
Science Goes To the Movies: A New TV Program
Heather Berlin, assistant professor of psychiatry and of neuroscience at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, is the co-host of the new CUNY TV program Science Goes to the Movies.
- Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 3 More Science
Book Review: Junk DNA
Books and recommendations from Scientific American - News Health
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The Origin Story of the Worldwide AIDS Epidemic [Excerpt]
Author David Quammen traces HIV from a forest in Africa in his new book, investigating how it came to infect more than 60 million people - Features Energy & Sustainability
Experience the New Energy Crisis, Live Tonight
Energy versus water versus food. Watch our livestream at 8:00 p.m. EST
- EarthTalk Health
Better Home Insulation Needed to Ward Off Chemical Exposure
Alternatives to methylene diphenyl diisocyanate are more expensive but perhaps safer for your lungs and more - TechMediaNetwork Energy & Sustainability
Light Pollution Puts an End to "Dark and Stormy Night"
Before the era of artificial lights, clouds hid the light coming from the stars. But now, the sky grows brighter when clouds roll in, possibly adversely affecting animals and plants - News Space
World’s Largest Telescope Faces Opposition from Native Hawaiian Protesters
Construction has begun on the Thirty Meter Telescope, despite continuing opposition by cultural and environmental activists - EarthTalk Energy & Sustainability
How to Reduce the Toxic Impact of Your Ex-Smartphone
If Americans recycled the 130 million cellphones thrown away every year, enough energy to power 24,000 homes could be saved - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Global Warming May Spawn New Disease Outbreaks
New illnesses are poised to emerge as the climate changes - Plugged In Energy & Sustainability
With Cuban Détente, What Future for its Classic Cars?
I can't seem to go a day without hearing someone say, "Get to Cuba before all the Americans get there." What exactly is it that Americans will change once they get to Cuba? - News Space
Higgs Boson Could Explain Matter’s Dominance over Antimatter
A new theory suggests the Higgs field varied in the early universe, offering matter a chance to split off from antimatter - 60-Second Science More Science
Nectar Helps Bees’ Medicine Go Down
In addition to fuel, nectar from various plant species contains chemical compounds that reduce the numbers of a common gut parasite in bumblebees. Christopher Intagliata reports - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 2 Mind & Brain
Can Personality Improve after a Stroke?
— Jenna Owen, England - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 2 Mind & Brain
Readers Respond to "The Future of the Brain"
Letters to the editor from the November/December 2014 issue of Scientific American MIND - Reuters Health
FDA Knew Devices Spread Fatal "Superbug"
Regulators have known since at least 2009 that medical devices at the center of the outbreak at UCLA can transmit lethal infections but have not recommended new safety requirements - 60-Second Tech Technology
Contact Lens Binoculars Are in Sight
Researchers revealed their latest prototype contact lenses that magnify vision almost three times with the wink of an eye. Larry Greenemeier reports
- The Conversation Space
Mars's Massive Erupting Clouds Still Puzzle Scientists
Hypotheses to explain the clouds include aurorae, dust from a volcanic eruption and water or CO2 ice particles
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