Dyani Sabin

Dyani Sabin

Live Science Contributor
  Dyani Sabin is a freelance science journalist based in Chicago. Originally from Ohio, she studied biology at Oberlin College, and is a graduate of NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. When not writing, she has a penchant for libraries and finding crayfish in nearby streams.

Articles by: Dyani Sabin

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Women Who Use IUDs May Have Lower Risk of Cervical Cancer

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Women who use an intrauterine device for birth control may have a lower risk of developing cervical cancer, according to a new review and meta-analysis.

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How the Plague Outbreak in Madagascar Got So Bad, So Fast

By Dyani Sabin published

The death toll from a recent plague outbreak in Madagascar is rising, according to news reports.

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'Don't Eat the Placenta,' Doctors Warn New Parents

By Dyani Sabin published

Eating the placenta after giving birth has become something of a fad, with celebrity couple Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen being the latest to talk about sampling their afterbirth.