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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2015
6-Year-Old Is Living with Her Heart Outside of Her Chest

6-Year-Old Is Living with Her Heart Outside of Her Chest

The organ is only protected by skin, can be seen beating

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2015
Teenage Girl in Crook County, Oregon Diagnosed with Bubonic Plague

Teenage Girl in Crook County, Oregon Diagnosed with Bubonic Plague

The 16-year-old was admitted to hospital late last week

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 25th, 2015
Researchers Think They Can Make Us More Resistant to Pain

Researchers Think They Can Make Us More Resistant to Pain

The key is altering the brain's chemistry, they say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 23rd, 2015
Compound in Bananas Shown to Fight HIV, Hepatitis C and Influenza

Compound in Bananas Shown to Fight HIV, Hepatitis C and Influenza

The compound might also work against other dangerous viruses

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 23rd, 2015
Man Jumps into Lake, His Bladder Ruptures When He Hits the Water

Man Jumps into Lake, His Bladder Ruptures When He Hits the Water

Surgeons had to operate on him and stitch back the organ

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 22nd, 2015
Marijuana Use More than Doubled in the US Between 2001 and 2013

Marijuana Use More than Doubled in the US Between 2001 and 2013

Disorders like abuse or dependence also became more common

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 21st, 2015
Sitting or Lying Long Hours Puts Your Kidneys at Risk

Sitting or Lying Long Hours Puts Your Kidneys at Risk

Study links a sedentary lifestyle to chronic kidney disease

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 21st, 2015
The Hearts of Men and Women Age Differently, Study Finds

The Hearts of Men and Women Age Differently, Study Finds

It's the main pumping chamber that ages differently

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
25-Year-Old Man Starts Seizing Only When Solving Sudoku Puzzles

25-Year-Old Man Starts Seizing Only When Solving Sudoku Puzzles

Doctors say it happened because of brain trauma

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
Scientists Would Have Us Regrow Damaged and Lost Teeth

Scientists Would Have Us Regrow Damaged and Lost Teeth

Fish do it all the time, so why couldn't we?

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 19th, 2015
Count the Moles on Your Arm to Predict Skin Cancer Risk

Count the Moles on Your Arm to Predict Skin Cancer Risk

More than 11 moles on one arm mean a higher risk of melanoma

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 18th, 2015
Study Links Schizophrenia to Inflammation in the Brain

Study Links Schizophrenia to Inflammation in the Brain

The find could lead to new, better treatments

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2015
US Teens Are Giving Up Cigarettes, but Taking Up Marijuana Instead

US Teens Are Giving Up Cigarettes, but Taking Up Marijuana Instead

Marijuana use among teens has doubled in recent years

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2015
Chemical Cocktail Turns Maintenance Cells into Working Neurons

Chemical Cocktail Turns Maintenance Cells into Working Neurons

The study might lead to therapies to regenerate the brain

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 15th, 2015
We Humans Have Been Sleeping 6.5 Hours a Night for Ages

We Humans Have Been Sleeping 6.5 Hours a Night for Ages

Our ancestors didn't get much sleep either, study finds

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 15th, 2015
Study: We Once Had Dog-like Ears, Could Wiggle Them Around

Study: We Once Had Dog-like Ears, Could Wiggle Them Around

We were once able to orient our ears to follow sounds

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 13th, 2015
No Two Brains Are Alike, Investigation Reveals

No Two Brains Are Alike, Investigation Reveals

Our brains are as unique as fingerprints, researchers say

 
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