By Simulating Aging, Scientists Hope to Make Life Easier |
May 2011 |
Suit lets people experience first-hand what it feels like to grow old
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'Virtual' Testing for Colon Cancer Sparks Debate |
April 2011 |
Experts see benefits and drawbacks for new and conventional colonoscopy methods
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Researchers Experiment With Grow-Your-Own Joints |
March 2011 |
Someday, hips and knees of plastic or metal may give way to biological replacements
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Traumatic Events Today May Affect Tomorrow's Offspring |
February 2011 |
Epigenetics experts say environmental factors change how genes work
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A Rose May Be a Rose, But Is a Calorie a Calorie? |
January 2011 |
No, say weight-loss experts who stress the differing ways the body processes nutrients
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Hopes Rise for MS Treatment |
December 2010 |
Groundbreaking drugs help make life a little easier
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Might Fewer Tests and Scans Mean Better Diagnoses? |
November 2010 |
Some experts believe traditional physical exams need reviving
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Keeping an Eye on Aging Parents |
October 2010 |
Technology now allows tracking of elders' movements and actions
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Disease Research Begins in the Unlikeliest Places |
September 2010 |
How fruit flies advance the fight against Alzheimer's disease
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Make Room on the Medicine Shelf for Pain Patches |
August 2010 |
Long popular in Asia, over-the-counter option is gaining fans in U.S.
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Move Over Kids! Adults Need Recess, Too |
July 2010 |
On-the-job programs help add physical activity to grown-up workdays
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For Obese Teens, Bariatric Surgery May Be Drastic but Vital |
June 2010 |
Some kids face lifelong health problems unless weight is controlled
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Testing to Keep Young Athletes Alive |
May 2010 |
Experts disagree on what's enough, or too much
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In Kids, Anxiety and Depression Can Be Tough to Detect |
April 2010 |
Experts urge parents, teachers and other adults to be more alert for signs
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