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Little by little: as food allergies proliferate, new strategies may help patients ingest their way to tolerance.	Cover story	Sep 12, 2009	2503
Serotonin: what the gut feeds the bones: chemical messenger plays a surprising role in determining the strength of the skeleton.		Jun 6, 2009	2096
Mitochondria gone bad: problems in the cell's energy factories power new ideas on disease and aging.		Feb 28, 2009	2252
Nicotine's new appeal: mimicking the addictive compound's action in the brain could lead to new drugs for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and schizophrenia.		Nov 8, 2008	2320
To bond or not to bond may depend on common hormone gene variant: vasopressin receptor may contribute to commitment phobia.		Sep 27, 2008	513
Weighty evidence: the link between obesity, metabolic hormones, and tumors brings the promise of new targets for cancer therapies.		Feb 16, 2008	1953
Blind bet: despite uncertain odds, many horse owners gamble on stem cell therapy.		Jan 19, 2008	1869
Of joints and juveniles: for some young Olympic hopefuls, all that training can be too much of a good thing.		Sep 17, 1988	1308
Boning up on fluoride.		Aug 27, 1988	400
Lean living: scientists seek to understand why underfed animals live significantly longer.		Aug 27, 1988	1467
Some neurons predisposed to Huntington's.		Aug 20, 1988	497
Pollution study finds smoking gun.		Aug 13, 1988	391
Success of bypass surgery questioned.		Aug 13, 1988	349
Awakenings in anesthesia: amid controversy, scientists move closer to understanding surgery's mysterious partner.		Aug 13, 1988	1645
Disarming tough cancer cells.		Aug 6, 1988	286
Nature douses dilution experiment.		Jul 30, 1988	579
USSR official attacks Soviet science.		Jul 23, 1988	708
Genetic roadblocks: the body may not always resist cancer, but it does have built-in barricades to slow the spread.		Jul 23, 1988	1071
Earthquake prediction on shaky ground?		Jul 16, 1988	618
Dilutions or delusions?		Jul 2, 1988	372
Birth-control vaccine safe in early tests.		Jun 25, 1988	405
Diabetes antibody best marker so far.		Jun 18, 1988	636