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Category Archives: Health

Baby “cured” of HIV

March 5, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

As unlikely and miraculous as it seems, doctors have confirmed that a baby in Mississippi was “functionally cured” of HIV, which she contracted from her mother. Doctors won’t say the […]

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Health, Medicine, Science News

Probiotics… for your face

March 1, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Acne sprouting from eating greasy food or too much chocolate is a bit of an old wives’ tale; these days we’re often told that bacteria is the real culprit. Now […]

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A 3-D printed ear

February 22, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Some stem cell research critics are uncomfortable with the idea of bioengineering parts of the body. But what about printing them? Researchers led by Lawrence Bonassar at Cornell University are […]

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Health, Medicine, Science News, Technology

A busy mind is a happy mind

February 19, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Sounds like something your grandfather would say, right? Well to a certain extent, it’s true. When writing his book Time for Life, which addresses stress and the time crunch people claim […]

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Health, Science News, Uncategorized

Is the appendix extraneous?

February 14, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Everyone knows you don’t need your appendix…or do you? Okay, it’s been proven by the millions of people without one that you don’t need it, but they could be missing out […]

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Evolution, Health, Natural History, Science News

What you can learn from pig poop

February 12, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Yes, it’s gross, but any doctor or scientist will tell you that you can learn a lot from poop. What you eat, how much of it, whether you have an […]

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Animals, Health, Nutrition, Science News

How to scare the un-scarable

February 5, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

What is the most frightening thing in the world? A giant spider? A clown? A clown riding a giant spider? Actually, it’s carbon dioxide. I can see you require further […]

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Health, Medicine, Science News

Sleep and memory are linked

January 28, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It’s not new information that as we age, sleep gets harder to come by. It’s also well known that our memory isn’t the sharpest as we climb higher in years. […]

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Health, Science News

Bird flu research back on

January 24, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

A little over year ago, influenza researchers called a moratorium on their work involving H5N1, otherwise known as bird flu. Ordinarily, we can’t contract the disease from birds, so the […]

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Health, Medicine, Science News

End could be in sight for experimental chimps

January 23, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Sometime in the near future, all 451 chimpanzees now owned or being used in labs for the National Institutes of Health may be moved to sanctuaries. It’s a big step […]

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Animals, Health, Science News

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