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‘TraumaMan’ helps doctors save humans, spares animals
Doctors who need to operate on injured patients in emergencies have long practiced their lifesaving procedures on live animals, but…
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Simple chemical stops prion disease
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Life-saving donation connects strangers living 3,000 miles apart
Two strangers who live on opposite sides of the country will forever be connected after being matched for a bone…
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Scientists identify the surprising taste of fat
Scientists at Purdue University have isolated the taste of fat— a discovery that may have implications for obesity research and…
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Long-term use of birth control pills linked to higher risk of brain tumors, study finds
Taking certain forms of birth control for over five years more than doubles the risk of developing a rare brain…
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Monkeys infected after deadly bacteria escapes at Louisiana lab, USA Today reports
The newspaper said that a federal investigator also became sick a day after entering the Tulane National Primate Research Center…
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North Carolina families raising funds for rare disease research to save baby boys
A North Carolina family is rallying to raise funds for medical research in the hopes it may one day lead…
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5 medical tests to think twice about
You may assume your doc is being thorough when she runs a gazillion tests, but there’s a downside to being…
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Long-lasting cleaner creates germ barrier
There are thousands of products out there claiming to kill germs – but once you spray, or wipe an area,…
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