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'America's Nobel' prizes go to sleep and hemophilia researchers, and to Michael J. Fox for Parkinson's advocacyThe Lasker Foundation has announced the winners of its 2026 awards for basic medical research, clinical science and public service.
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Fisher's colon punctured by eel that snuck in through his rectumDiagnostic Dilemma A man's intestines were perforated in an "exceedingly rare" medical case involving a live eel.
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Author Lise Barnéoud on the bizarre and provoking world of microchimerism — when cells from one person live in another, genetically distinct individualInterview Journalist and author Lise Barnéoud talks to Live Science about her book "Hidden Guests," which dives into the field of microchimerism and how it's transforming our knowledge of genetics, immunology and evolution.
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Aging doesn't look the same for everyone at the molecular level — it's 'individualized and context-dependent'People's bodies may reflect their ages very differently at the molecular level, even when they are the same chronological age, according to a new study.
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Psilocybin may protect against a common, debilitating side effect of chemotherapy, early study findsA psychedelic best known for its effects on the brain may also protect peripheral nerves from chemotherapy damage, early research suggests.
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New map of a male fly central nervous system includes all 166,000 neurons — and enables direct comparisons to female fly brainA new map of the adult male fruit fly brain and nerve cord includes over 166,000 neurons and the millions of connections between them.
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A woman got a lung transplant — and ended up with a peanut allergy, tooDiagnostic dilemma After an organ transplant, a woman developed a new food allergy.
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Is the NFL doing enough to protect athletes from head injuries?Poll A new study hinted that at least 25% of former NFL players who died in recent years had CTE. Do you think the league is doing enough to prevent this in its current athletes?
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'It's in the realm of possibility': Climate change is spurring a reemergence of yellow fever, and the US could face future threatsAnalysis The yellow fever virus is reemerging in regions where it hadn't been seen for decades. Warmer temperatures and extreme weather could make conditions more favorable for the mosquitoes that carry the virus.
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