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How Your Brain Wiring Drives Social InteractionsWASHINGTON — Humans and many other animals express a range of social behaviors, from cooperation to aggression.
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Sweet Lullaby: Scientists Uncover How Herpes Virus Sleeps and Wakes -
Say What? Computer Game Improves Hearing in Noisy SituationsWant to follow conversations better in a noisy restaurant or bar? There soon may be an app for that.
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Babies Learn Perseverance by Watching You SweatHave you ever struggled to open a stubborn package? If so, that may be a good thing…if your baby is watching.
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Hunter-Gatherer Gut Microbes Show What We're MissingThe gut microbiome of the hunter-gatherer Hadza people is very different from that of Americans, varying with diet and season, and that's likely good for the Hadza ... and bad for Americans.
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People Who Get Less REM Sleep May Be at Greater Risk of DementiaConsider it another strike against not getting enough sleep...
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Why You May Not Have to Finish All Your AntibioticsThe mantra to "complete the course" for antibiotics is wrong and possibly dangerous, scientists say.
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How 'Bad' Gut Bacteria Can Change Their Evil WaysThe idea that gut bacteria can either be "good" or "bad" may not tell the whole story.
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Who Would Win a Human-vs.-Chimp Wrestling Match?In the most detailed study to date comparing the muscles of chimps and humans, researchers found that chimps are 1.35 times more powerful than people.
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Doctors Want Sugar and 'Cancer-Causing' Foods Out of HospitalsThe AMA is taking aim at hospitals with a policy recommendation encouraging healthier food and drink options for patients, visitors and staff.
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Chronic Pain May Stem from Pain Receptors in HidingScientists find that pain receptors can hide inside cells; but they can still find them and deactivate them, which may lead to better pain medication.
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3D-Printed 'Eyes' Could Help Blind Children's Faces Grow NaturallyResearchers used a 3D printer to create eye-like structures to help the faces of kids who are missing eyes to grow naturally and symmetrically.
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Robot Completes Delicate Eye Surgery in FirstThe first robotic surgical technique for the eye brings great precision and safety to a delicate surgery on the retina.
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How Bright Lights May Help Wake Patients from a ComaCould encouraging a natural circadian rhythm help comatose patients awaken? A small study says yes.
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Why Breathing Deeply Helps You Calm DownThe brain center that links breathing and calmness has been found.
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How Fast Will Your Brain Age? Scientists Identify Key GeneScientists have found that a gene called TMEM106B controls how fast the brain ages and helps protect against dementia.
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New Policies Would Threaten Autism Research, Experts SayThe real threat for those with autism is not vaccines but rather the proposed changes to Obamacare, which could reduce services for people with the condition.
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Europeans Brought New, Deadly Ulcer Bacteria to Americas -
Hear This: Scientists Regrow Sound-Sensing CellsScientists recently regrew sound-sensing "hair cells" in high volumes to test drugs for hearing loss.
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Depression Can Affect New Fathers, TooWhile much attention is given to maternal depression, fathers also can get depressed before and after their child's birth, which, in turn, can have negative consequences for the child.
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Sleeping Shrinks the Brain … and That's a Good ThingSleep provides a time for the brain to prune synapses to ensure only the most important information is retained.
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Scientists Untangle the Soy-Breast Cancer ParadoxTo eat soy or not: That's the question many U.S. women have been asking.
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Can a Roommate's Genes Influence Your Health?Your partner's or roommate's genes have a sizable effect on how your own genes are expressed, according to a study on caged mice.
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Speedy TB Treatment Could Combat Drug ResistanceTB treatments stretch over nine months, so many people don't stick to their meds, and antibiotic resistance develops. But now doctors may have found a way to speed up the treatment.
