Doctors and patients swear hypnosis works, but after years of research we still don’t know how
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Now we can grow the cells from which all others derive, but ethical questions are involved
At the University of Vermont, scientists work to pinpoint the source of your pain
Visually impaired subscribers to recorded periodicals peruse everything from Forbes to Skeptical Inquirer
In the Land of the Long-Distance Runners
Mexico’s Copper Canyon is home to great athletes, the Tarahumara
At a small hospital in Vermont, nurses practice medicine as an art, marshaling compassion and skill in equal measure
Evolution may tell us why living things—including humans—age at such diverse rates
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Hey, Mr. White, That’s the Wrong Color for That
As hard as you might try, it’s not easy to keep folks from finding out that you’re color-blind
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Traveling Light’ Has New Meaning for Jet Laggards
From light therapy to melatonin, research into our bodies’ daily rhythms has led to promising treatments for weary travelers
How the Body Defends Itself From the Risky Business of Living
Our cells take trillions of ‘hits’ each day from toxins both natural and man-made, but hardworking enzymes repair the damage
Review of ‘Doc: Then and Now with a Montana Physician’
Review of ‘Doc: Then and Now with a Montana Physician’
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Again and Again in World War II, Blood Made The Difference
In 1940 the hard-driving Harvard biochemist Edwin Cohn broke plasma down into its different proteins and saved millions of soldiers’ lives
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