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Soot from Air Pollution Found in Placentas of City-Dwelling WomenThe harmful effects of air pollution affect far more than a person's respiratory system; previous research has found that it can also hurt babies in the womb.
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If You Have Heart Disease, Too Much 'Good' Cholesterol May Be HarmfulWhen it comes to so-called good cholesterol, a new study suggests there could be truth to the phrase "too much of a good thing."
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Many Women with Breast Cancer Don't Need ChemotherapyUp to 70 percent of women with a certain type of breast cancer may not need chemotherapy, a new study finds.
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Here's How Health Officials Plan to Use the Ebola Vaccine in New African OutbreakThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading, but this time around, there's a vaccine.
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How the Bugs In Your Gut Could Affect Your Blood VesselsThe more types of microbes, the better off your blood vessels.
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How Eating Fast Food May Make It Harder to Get PregnantThe foods women eat could be tied to their risk of infertility, a new study from Australia finds.
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Black Holes Devour Stars, Spit Out Clues to How Galaxies GrowBlack holes may spit out energy in the form of radio waves in direct proportion to the amount of mass the black holes consume, new data suggests.
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Freezing This Nerve Could Trick Your Body into Losing WeightTo lose weight, freeze your nerves? That's the idea behind a new approach that may hold promise for weight loss.
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Can You 'Speed Up' Your Metabolism?Metabolism refers to the calories the body uses at rest.
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'He Inspired Us All to Wonder': Scientists and the Public Remember Stephen HawkingThe death of iconic physicist Stephen Hawking Wednesday (March 14) has spawned an outpouring of respect and emotions from scientists the world over.
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Genes Can't Explain Why Men Are Less Empathetic Than WomenFor women who think that men just don't seem to understand, well, you're right.
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Why Can Some People 'Hear' Colors?About 4 percent of the people on Earth experience a mysterious phenomenon called synesthesia.
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Who Will Survive the Cosmic Crash Between Our Galaxy and Its Neighbor?The cosmic smashup between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies is likely to end in a tie, at least if new measurements of Andromeda are any indication.
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How 5,000 Pencil-Size Robots May Solve the Mysteries of the UniverseThe little, swiveling robots will look at a new portion of the sky for the invisible force called dark energy that may be causing the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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Here's Another Reason You May Gain Back Weight After DietingSuccessful weight loss could be hampered by chemical compounds lurking in everyday products in your house, a new study finds.
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Something Violent Happened to Our Solar System's First Interstellar VisitorAn interstellar object called 'Oumuamua has confounded astronomers ever since it passed through our solar system in October of last year.
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No, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Has Not Passed Mars AlreadyA tweet from Elon Musk may have been a little fuzzy on the rocket's whereabouts.
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Why Do Rockets Explode?SpaceX is expected to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket into low-Earth orbit, but what are the chances that something could go wrong?
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New Blood Test Can Detect 8 Types of CancerResearchers have developed a new blood test that can detect eight common types of cancer, including the notoriously elusive liver and pancreatic cancers.
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Brain Connections Set Creative Thinkers ApartBeing creative is all about making connections — in your brain, that is.
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Scientists 3D-Printed Squishy, Brain-Like Tissue for the 1st TimeA new 3D-printing technique can create tissues as soft as a human's squishy brain or spongy lungs — something that has not been possible before.
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Here's How Alcohol Can Damage DNA and Increase Cancer RiskDrinking alcohol can cause damage to DNA that can lead to an increase in cancer risk, according to a new study done in animals.
