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Baby Brains Process Faces Just Like Adult Brains Do ]]> https://www.livescience.com/57444-baby-brains-process-faces-like-adult-brains.html ejJj37wdndVc5AM66oNj6c Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:16:31 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI Boosts Cancer Screens to Nearly 100 Percent Accuracy ]]> https://www.livescience.com/55145-ai-boosts-cancer-screen-accuracy.html zYvX3oLAQ9rrFmX2MGLy89 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:59:57 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Should Placebos Be Used to 'Treat' Patients? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/51421-should-placebos-treat-patients-ethics.html dCQe846EVZopfLwfoE9NWb Wed, 01 Jul 2015 23:12:59 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Family Income Could Affect Kids' Brain Structures, Study Finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/50301-family-income-could-affect-kids-brain-structures-study-finds.html eJFidTZCFgE7Aqzanw2phV Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:57:32 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'MIND' Your Diet, and Protect Against Alzheimer's ]]> https://www.livescience.com/50239-mind-diet-protect-against-alzheimers.html pgMzKbW9BxGg7c3sHB2ytK Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:16:08 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Energy Drinks Raise Blood Pressure, Study Finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/50178-energy-drinks-blood-pressure.html uGSrBgz8ZFKuadbF2NLz4W Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:02:02 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Obesity Is Complicated and Needs New Approach, Scientists Say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49873-obesity-complicated-policy-approach-lancet.html QVNRiZv96tbsF42Y7Nouke Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:37:11 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cost-of-Smoking Estimates Were Grossly Exaggerated ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49672-smoking-cost-estimates-exaggerated.html J9Wkvac2LZinsLb2T4tzoV Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:13:59 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Psychopaths' Brains Don't Grasp Punishment, Scans Reveal ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49613-psychopaths-brains-punishment.html 6ioL4vmt6GAC6bDMd7NhZK Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:00:27 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gen X and Y: Why You Need to Watch Your Cholesterol Now ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49573-young-adults-cholesterol-heart-disease.html eao49fkxYW6UyvTYcdoUsD Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:16:06 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Genes and Environment Conspire to Trigger Diabetes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49502-genes-environment-trigger-diabetes.html HZR9FfejTvrL2tnNc6RH94 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 22:15:41 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3,000-Mile Run Across US Has Scientists Following Marathoners ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49476-3000-mile-race-across-us-science.html V42bXbweQUi4sx6NMsYdaN Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:55:57 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dystextia: Garbled Phone Text May Be Sign of a Stroke ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49138-dystextia-garbled-text-message-stroke.html VTRgyRbEJYPpMdALo2mTUU Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:25:57 +0000 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:16:13 +0000