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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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Diagnostic dilemma: Brain scans following a man's hospital visit for leg weakness revealed a surprising findingDiagnostic dilemma A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed his abnormally small brain.
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Neuroscientists are searching for the 'cellular substrate of loneliness'Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water.
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Do you really have to wash rice before you cook it?Life's Little Mysteries Rice is eaten by more than half of the world's population daily. Should everyone be washing it before it's cooked?
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'This might be the point of no return': Experts on the current measles outbreak and where we go from hereINTERVIEW Live Science spoke with two authors of a "progress report" detailing America's ongoing measles outbreak.
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These patients' hearts stopped a dozen times a day. An innovative procedure has transformed their lives.People with a rare condition experience "pauses" in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change their lives, research suggests.
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Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How?Repeated doses of a tuberculosis vaccine lowered insulin needs in patients with two forms of diabetes, new trial data show. But more research is needed to prove the benefit.
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Artificial turf contains 400 chemicals tied to cancer and hormone disruption. But is it unsafe?Analysis A recent, 10-year study from California identified many known or suspected carcinogens in artificial turf. Does it pose a danger?
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Scientists were excited about a blood test for many cancers — but it failed a big trial. Here's what to know.ANALYSIS Emerging tests promise to screen for many cancers at once, but one just failed in a big trial. Will these diagnostics deliver on their promise someday?
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Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists sayIn a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host.
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