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/ 1 month agoWidespread use of HPV shots could mean fewer cervical cancer screenings
A modeling study of Norway, which has high HPV vaccination coverage and uniform cervical cancer screening, suggests fewer screens could be...
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/ 1 month agoPoor sleep may account for a large share of dementia cases
Researchers estimate that roughly 12 percent of U.S. dementia cases could be tied to insomnia.Read More
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/ 1 month agoTear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects
The chemicals are widely used for crowd control, but their long-term health risks are poorly understood.Read More
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/ 1 month agoA Greek star catalog from the dawn of astronomy, revealed
Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek astronomer Hipparchus.Read More
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/ 1 month agoPlacebo-related brain activity boosts antibody counts after a vaccine
Thinking positive increased a specific brain region’s activity and might have heightened immune response after a shot.Read More
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/ 1 month agoCanadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from their friends
Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it’s helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.Read...
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/ 1 month agoGenes may shape how long we live more than once thought
New research challenges the view that human life span depends mostly on lifestyle. Genes may account for half the factors that...
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/ 1 month agoArtificial lungs kept a man alive until he could get a transplant
A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Like real lungs, tubes and pumps oxygenate blood...
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/ 1 month agoPolar bears in the Barents Sea are staying fat despite rapid sea ice loss
Polar bears can struggle to adapt to climate change. Bears on Svalbard may be surviving on land prey and seals —...
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/ 1 month agoA massive clump of dark matter may lurk in the Milky Way
Pulsating remnants of stars hint at a clump of invisible matter thought to be about 10 million times the sun’s mass.Read...



