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Neuroscience findings often can't be replicated — and it's a big problem for what we know about the brain
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New robotic heart mimics common, mysterious condition to help researchers study itA new robotic heart can recreate different stages of heart failure, potentially giving researchers a new way to test treatments before they reach patients.
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'Explosive diarrhea' parasite infections confirmed in hundreds of people across US, with 1,251 in Michigan aloneMichigan has been particularly hard hit by the cyclosporiasis outbreak, with 1,251 cases reported — the highest in the state's history.
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We remember little to nothing of early childhood — and a recent mouse study may help explain whyEarly in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise systems, a mouse study finds.
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A woman heard voices for years — but not because of psychosisDiagnostic Dilemma After multiple hospital visits and unsuccessful antipsychotic treatments, a woman's doctors uncovered an overlooked explanation for her hallucinations.
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Scientists just created the most lifelike cell ever made in a lab — here's what it could accomplishSpudCell is a new cell-like platform that can feed, grow and divide like a normal cell — but it's not yet a perfect re-creation of the real thing.
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Heart issues tied to 'microdamage' in the brain might raise risk of memory loss, study hintsWhen the heart's pumping function gets weaker, areas of the brain linked to memory show early signs of damage, a study finds.
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A woman's nausea was triggered by a huge mass in her stomach — which doctors dissolved with diet sodaDiagnostic dilemma A woman's abdominal discomfort turned out to be caused by a buildup of food in her stomach. And the treatment involved diet soda.
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The US is hooked on unregulated peptides. But are they effective, or even safe?The world of peptides has exploded in wellness circles, but the benefits of injecting these gray-market molecules rest on little clinical evidence.
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The hantavirus outbreak is over, WHO declaresA hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship and prompted an international public health response has now ended. It sickened 13 people and caused three deaths.
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