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What Causes Hunger Pangs?
By Ben Mauk published
Hunger speaks not from the belly but from the brain.
Monkeys' Plant Food Makes Them Mean & Horny
By Katharine Gammon published
Eating plants with estrogen-like compounds seems to make male monkeys behave oddly.
Can Plastic Bottles Make You Sick?
By Molika Ashford published
Bisphenol-A, a plastic ingredient, may be on your mind its safety has been questioned.
One Woman's Postpartum Depression Was Caused by a Tumor
By Rachael Rettner published
One woman's postpartum depression was actually caused by a tumor on her pancreas.
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Common Virus
By Rachael Rettner published
Infection with cytomegalovirus, a common virus may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes in older adults.
Macho Man: 10 Wild Facts About His Body
By Jane J. Lee published
From his other brain and the male G-spot to man-breasts and more, here are the wild facts about a guy's body.
Egg Donors Don't Hurt Chances of Later Pregnancy, Study Finds
By Live Science Staff published
A study of women who donated their eggs and later wanted to become pregnant suggests that the hormone treatments didn't harm their chances.
Frozen with Fear? How the Love Hormone Gets You Moving
By Luke Yoquinto published
The hormone oxytocin can be speedily delivered to the brain's fear center, a new study shows.
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