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Estrogen levels in both the male and female brain may shape memory's resilience in face of stressTraumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against such stressors, a mouse study finds.
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Viral infection caused woman not to recognize her own fatherDiagnostic dilemma A woman could no longer recognize her father's face and had trouble holding the details of faces in her mind's eye.
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Dangerously hot and humid: Rising temperatures in the US make outdoor exercise hazardous
Analysis In a warming world, outdoor exercise may be hindered by performance-impairing heat more often than it was in the past.
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Diagnostic dilemma: Brain scans following a man's hospital visit for leg weakness revealed a surprising findingDiagnostic dilemma A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed his abnormally small brain.
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Neuroscientists are searching for the 'cellular substrate of loneliness'Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water.
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Do you really have to wash rice before you cook it?Life's Little Mysteries Rice is eaten by more than half of the world's population daily. Should everyone be washing it before it's cooked?
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'This might be the point of no return': Experts on the current measles outbreak and where we go from hereINTERVIEW Live Science spoke with two authors of a "progress report" detailing America's ongoing measles outbreak.
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These patients' hearts stopped a dozen times a day. An innovative procedure has transformed their lives.People with a rare condition experience "pauses" in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change their lives, research suggests.
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Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How?Repeated doses of a tuberculosis vaccine lowered insulin needs in patients with two forms of diabetes, new trial data show. But more research is needed to prove the benefit.
