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4 lemurs die of human herpesvirus, including one that had been used in a 'lemur yoga' classResearchers recently confirmed cases of human herpesvirus infection in four lemurs, which died of the infection after having close contact with humans.
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'A fine line between reducing stigma and trivialising conditions': Social media, self-diagnosis and the glamorization of ADHDBook excerpt Social media, self-diagnosis and the glamorization of ADHD
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Rare belching disorder could be treated with singing, study hints — but not everyone is convincedA strange-sounding treatment may offer relief for people with a little-understood type of excessive belching.
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Memory may not work how we thought, study of mice in artificial hibernation findsA new study induced artificial hibernation in lab mice and may have revealed something fundamental about the nature of memory.
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Saving old trees may protect people's health more than planting new ones, study of Chicago neighborhoods findsA study tracking tree cover in Chicago over 11 years found that neighborhoods losing canopy saw death rates climb, especially in the city's hottest areas.
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Foodborne illnesses: Is the US really being hit harder this year?While parasitic Cyclospora infections have reached record-breaking numbers this year, experts have criticized coverage that has created the appearance of "one massive outbreak." The reality is more nuanced.
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Pigs wearing heated diving suits and diapers reveal a better way to beat 'the bends'A new study submerged pigs in a high-pressure tank and uncovered a potential new way to beat "the bends."
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Before we ban kids from social media completely, here's what we should try firstOpinion Countries like Australia are banning young users from creating social media accounts. But this may not be the best way to address the potential harms of such products.
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Doctors performed surgery to remove a mass in a woman's gut — and a bug-like creature immediately jumped outDiagnostic dilemma In a strange case, doctors removed a mass from a woman's digestive tract and encountered a live organism they didn't expect.
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