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Spider Web
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Spider silk could help build a better hearing aid. Here’s how

By Megan Thielking

Human embryonic stem cells
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Injecting stem cells into the brain reverses Parkinson’s symptoms in monkeys

By Kate Sheridan

Teen Sex Data
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More teens are using contraception the first time they have sex

By Megan Thielking

Pint of Beer
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Even moderate drinking may speed brain decline

By Ike Swetlitz

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Americans’ opposition to animal testing at record high, survey finds

By Ike Swetlitz

Sanitary pads
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Period-tracking apps get failing grade: They’re not accurate. And they’re way too pink

By Usha Lee McFarling

Prison
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When a man goes to prison, his children’s health suffers, too, study finds

By Max Blau

Anxiety
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Rich countries are more anxious than poorer countries

By Kate Sheridan

Blood test - finger
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A new test can determine blood type in seconds, scientists say

By Megan Thielking

Balding
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Drugs to combat hair loss could raise risk for erectile dysfunction, study finds

By Ike Swetlitz

Tobacco
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From sleep to smoking, new maps let you spy on the health habits of your neighborhood

By Kate Sheridan

Patient Advocacy Funding
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Patient advocacy groups have close ties with industry, but some lack transparency

By Ike Swetlitz

Tanning Bed
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Skin cancer from tanning beds costs US $343 million per year

By Megan Thielking

Horseback riding
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What injury is unusually common in your state?

By Megan Thielking

Gavel - watchdogs
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Data on a man’s pacemaker helped lead to his indictment, police say

By Associated Press

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Holy mackerel: FDA warns which fish to avoid when pregnant, breastfeeding

By Megan Thielking

Marijuana
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More pregnant women are using marijuana

By Andrew Joseph

Regenerative Medicine pacemaker
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These newly created pacemaker cells can trigger a rat’s heart to beat

By Megan Thielking

6 day old human embryo
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For women with mitochondrial diseases, a step closer to preventing transmission

By Ike Swetlitz

Gift Guide 2016
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A holiday gift guide for all the science-lovers on your list

By Leah Samuel

center of a cell
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Take a journey into the center of a cell

By Megan Thielking

Phone use sleep
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Phone use before bedtime is tied to poorer quality sleep

By Ike Swetlitz

Poison Ivy plant
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Why poison ivy is so itchy — and how scientists are working to quell the rash

By Megan Thielking

Women & drinking
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Women are fast catching up to men in alcohol consumption — and abuse

By Megan Thielking

Human Neural Progenitor Cells To Astrocytes
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Obesity and the brain: New findings could spur future drug development

By Meghana Keshavan

Phineas Gage
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5 bizarre accidents that people survived against all odds

By Leah Samuel

Vital signs and pain killers
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A safer alternative to morphine shows promise as painkiller in mice

By Leah Samuel

woman scientist in laboratory
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Female scientists face gender bias in NIH grant process

By Lindzi Wessel

Space Walk
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They’re super healthy, but dying of heart disease. What’s happening to astronauts?

By Leah Samuel

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