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'Love Handles' Transformed into Insulin-Producing Cells
By Tia Ghose published
A new technique reprograms people's fat to become mature pancreatic beta cells, the cells that regulate how sugar from food is turned into fuel for cells.
Hope for Overeaters? Feeling Full May Have a Chemical 'Switch'
By Sara G. Miller published
Can an enzyme flip the switch on fullness?
Chemicals in Personal Products May Stimulate Cancer More Than Thought
By Sara G. Miller published
Parabens, which are chemicals found in personal care products, may not be as safe as once thought.
Howler Monkeys with Deeper Calls Have Smaller Balls
By Stephanie Pappas published
It's a tough trade-off for male howler monkeys: a deeper voice, or more sperm?
Children's Hormone Treatments May Have Planted Alzheimer's Seeds
By Christopher Wanjek published
Children's hormone treatments may have spread a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small new study.
Frozen Ovarian Tissue Works a Decade Later: Woman Gives Birth
By Tia Ghose published
A woman has given birth to a healthy baby boy who she conceived naturally after her ovarian tissue was extracted from her during her childhood, and frozen.
Angelina Jolie Pitt's Surgery: Why She Had Her Ovaries Removed
By Laura Geggel published
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