The genome's bounty is further off than expected, but it may yet yield deeper and wider insights.
Medicine may allow us to challenge our genetic inheritance and repair insults to the brain, whether as Alzheimer's sufferers or moody, forgetful people and hazy thinkers.
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Are some people hard-wired to make bad choices? A new study looks at the neurological reasons so many consumers may have fallen into risky financial traps like adjustable mortgages.
In the battle between families and the courts over medical treatment for kids, who has the last word?
Two new books look at the influence mothers have on their daughters' body image—and how women can instill confidence instead of insecurity.
Regenerative medicine experts are helping wounded vets regrow lost muscle tissue. Will fingers and limbs be next?
Why women like the fiancée of the alleged 'Craigslist killer' defend their loved ones, even when it may seem irrational to do so.
No. Public-health officials say the swine flu that's killing people in Mexico probably won't hit the U.S. as hard.
A young pediatrician turned entrepreneur says he's got a plan to save America's failing primary-care system. But critics say putting medicine online is only part of the solution.
Airplanes can transport disease quickly. What governments and individuals can do to protect themselves.
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