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More young people are getting colorectal cancer — here's what scientists think might be happeningAnalysis People 65 and older are seeing their rates of colorectal cancer drop, but younger people are being felled by a rising number of cases.
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Poll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS?Poll Last week, a common hormonal condition that impacts millions of people got a new name. Tell us what you think about the change.
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Deadly Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, WHO declaresHealth officials suspect that an Ebola epidemic has killed 100 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency.
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Why aren't brain transplants possible?Life's Little Mysteries Lining up donor and recipient nerves for a potential brain transplant is one thing. Getting them to communicate is another.
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What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to defineHealth officials have said the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak spreads via "close contact." Live Science spoke to experts about what that means.
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PCOS name change, Neanderthals the world's oldest dentists, and the 'alien' crystal that spawned from the world's first atomic bombScience news this week May 16, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Can people catch infections from plants?Life's Little Mysteries Catching diseases from plants may not just be the domain of science fiction.
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Hantavirus cruise: 41 people in the United States being monitored as investigation into outbreak source continuesTake a look back at our live coverage during the cases of hantavirus aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius.
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A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial findsA pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
