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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 29th, 2015
Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, Investigation Concludes

Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, Investigation Concludes

There is no evidence vaccines cause ASDs, researchers say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 28th, 2015
Study Explains Why Some Smokers Have Perfectly Healthy Lungs

Study Explains Why Some Smokers Have Perfectly Healthy Lungs

It all comes down to the genetic profile they've been dealt

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2015
16-Year-Old Girl Gets Hepatitis from Drinking Too Much Green Tea

16-Year-Old Girl Gets Hepatitis from Drinking Too Much Green Tea

She drank the tea because she wanted to lose weight

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2015
Antidepressants Could Help Treat Brain Cancer, Study Finds

Antidepressants Could Help Treat Brain Cancer, Study Finds

The same goes for blood thinners, researchers say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2015
Drinking Beer Cuts Heart Attack Risk, Investigation Reveals

Drinking Beer Cuts Heart Attack Risk, Investigation Reveals

The bad news is it looks like it only works for women

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2015
Ticks Known to Carry Lyme Disease Discovered in London Parks

Ticks Known to Carry Lyme Disease Discovered in London Parks

Still, researchers say nature enthusiasts shouldn't worry

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 23rd, 2015
Mind Reading Made Real: Scientists Connect Two Human Brains

Mind Reading Made Real: Scientists Connect Two Human Brains

Then, one of the volunteers could read the other's mind

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 23rd, 2015
Study: Coffee Is Safe for the Heart, Doesn't Cause Palpitations

Study: Coffee Is Safe for the Heart, Doesn't Cause Palpitations

There is no evidence coffee might trigger hectic heart beats

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 23rd, 2015
Company Bumps Drug Cost from $13.50 (€12) to $750 (€674) a Pill

Company Bumps Drug Cost from $13.50 (€12) to $750 (€674) a Pill

“We're simply charging the right price,” they insist

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 22nd, 2015
Researchers Grow Fully Functional Kidneys in the Lab

Researchers Grow Fully Functional Kidneys in the Lab

Also, a urinary pathway and a bladder to go with them

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 22nd, 2015
We Each Have Our Very Own Cloud of Bacteria Following Us Around

We Each Have Our Very Own Cloud of Bacteria Following Us Around

It's kind of like a microbial aura, if you will

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 21st, 2015
The Odd Case of the Boys Who Are Born Looking like Girls

The Odd Case of the Boys Who Are Born Looking like Girls

It's only when they turn 12 that their anatomy changes

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 21st, 2015
High-Fat Foods Mess Up Brain Signaling, Increase Appetite

High-Fat Foods Mess Up Brain Signaling, Increase Appetite

In time, this increase in appetite leads to obesity

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 17th, 2015
Obese 3-Year-Old Girl Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

Obese 3-Year-Old Girl Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

She is likely the youngest type 2 diabetes patient on record

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 16th, 2015
Anti-Bacterial Soaps Don't Really Work, Investigation Reveals

Anti-Bacterial Soaps Don't Really Work, Investigation Reveals

Not unless you wash your hands for 9 hours straight

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 15th, 2015
Sit Too Much and Odds Are You'll Get Liver Disease

Sit Too Much and Odds Are You'll Get Liver Disease

Study finds evidence sitting too much affects the liver

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 14th, 2015
Scientists Figure Out How to Make See-Through Brains

Scientists Figure Out How to Make See-Through Brains

The technique is detailed in the journal Nature Neuroscience

 
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