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When stress hits, don’t hide out. Results from a U.S. study suggest chaos might help protect against cancer. In the Ohio State University study, scientists housed mice in either a conventional environment (a few cagemates and toys) or a challenging one (about 20 cagemates and a pile of toys), then injected them with cancer cells. [...]

Essential Minerals: Healthy or Hazardous? According to a recent theory, excess iron and copper may be linked to some cases of Alzheimer’s and heart disease. These common minerals are essential for good health, but, says Dr. George J. Brewer, a gen­eticist with the University of Michigan, a surplus may increase oxidant damage to cells, raising [...]