Yasemin is a staff writer at Live Science, covering health, neuroscience and biology. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, Science and the San Jose Mercury News. She has a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Connecticut and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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US may pause J&J coronavirus vaccines due to rare cases of blood clotsThe CDC and FDA are recommending a pause in administering the J&J vaccine to investigate reports of 6 cases of rare blood clots.
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Antibody cocktail helps prevent coronavirus infections in same householdsA monoclonal antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron reduced risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 81% in household contacts living with a positive case, company said.
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Explosive volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island, as evacuations continueLa Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted explosively Friday, spewing ash tens of thousands of feet into the air.
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Europe's oldest map, a stone slab, unearthed in FranceThe map likely represents an area along the River Odet in western France.
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Cells age prematurely in those with depression, study suggestsPeople with major depression had accelerated cellular aging by an average of two years compared to healthy controls.
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Hungry baby sea stars eat each other in unexpected case of underwater cannibalismBaby sea stars may look innocent and adorable, but they're teensy little cannibals and eat their own siblings for their own survival.
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Woman gives birth to twins conceived three weeks apartA woman in England became pregnant while already pregnant.
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Spaceflight and long-distance swimming shrink the heartScientists analyzed the hearts of retired astronaut Scott Kelly after he spent time in space and elite endurance swimmer Benoît Lecomte after he swam the Pacific Ocean.
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Pfizer vaccine is 100% effective in preventing COVID-19 in children ages 12 to 15Pfizer and BioNTech plan to submit the clinical trial data to the FDA as soon as possible.
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Scientists detect world's coldest cloud hovering over Pacific OceanA severe thunderstorm cloud that formed over the Pacific Ocean in 2018 reached the coldest temperatures ever recorded.
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Lab-grown mini ‘brains’ of humans and apes reveal why one got so much biggerBy growing mini brains in the lab, scientists figured out why human brains grow larger than ape brains.
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Meet the 'frodosome,' a brand new organelleThe blob-like organelle drives bone metastasis, but likely also plays a role in the healthy functioning of the cell.
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine data may be outdated, US safety board saysAn independent group of medical experts in the U.S. has raised concerns that AstraZeneca may have released "outdated" data on its COVID-19 vaccine.
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The largest asteroid of the year will swing by Earth on Sunday. But don't worry.The asteroid "2001FO32," is big, it's fast, but it poses no danger to Earth.
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$35 yard sale bowl sells for over $700,000A $35 bowl sold at a yard sale was estimated to be worth up to $500,000. It sold for over $700,000.
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Medieval bishop's palace unearthed in EnglandA construction crew hired to build a run-of-the-mill bungalow unexpectedly discovered a medieval bishop's palace.
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WHO thinks it knows where COVID-19 originatedIn January, a WHO team of experts traveled to China to probe how the deadly pandemic first started.
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Ebola may have lingered in a survivor for 5 years before sparking new outbreakThe Ebola virus may have hid in a person's body for 5 years before hopping to another person, triggering the current outbreak.
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Something is killing California's songbirdsOfficials are urging people to take down their feeders, where birds are congregating and spreading a bacterial infection.
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Hubble Space Telescope just entered 'safe mode'The Hubble space telescope entered into "safe mode" due to a software error, but is safe and stable.
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If you got the COVID-19 vaccine, here’s what the CDC says you can doFully vaccinated people in the U.S. can visit indoors and mask-less with other fully vaccinated people.
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This $35 bowl sold at a Connecticut yard sale is worth $500,000The bowl turned out to be a rare, 15th-century Chinese artifact.
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Sherlock Holmes' famous memory trick really worksAn ancient technique can boost your memory to the level of memory champions.
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Cuttlefish show self-control, pass 'marshmallow test'They resisted the temptation to eat up the fishy snack knowing they could get a better one if they waited.
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