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Neanderthal Poop Provides Clues to Modern Humans' 'Microbiome'
Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
New Alzheimer's Drug Delivers Disappointing Results
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
New Coronavirus Variant Out of Brazil Now in 5 U.S. States
New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease
New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills Children
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain
New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
New Malaria Antibody Drug Prevents Infection in Adults for 6 Months
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
No Hams: Pigs Show Their Smarts in Complex Experiments
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
No Sign of Human Herpesvirus in African Gorillas
No, Your Dog Doesn't Really Prefer Your Face, Brain Scans Show
Novel Injection Repairs Severe Spinal Cord Injuries in Mice
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Owners Can Play Big Role in Dogs' Problem Behaviors
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
Parlez-vous 'Woof'? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages
People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pet Dogs Can Alert Owners to Epileptic Seizures
Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
Physics Shows Why 20 Seconds Is Right for Hand-Washing
Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Prestigious Sports Medicine Journal Retracts Articles Authored by Former Editor-in-Chief
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study
Promising Steps Toward Retinal Cell Transplants to Fight Blindness
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Researchers Latch Onto the Leech's Genome
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
Rising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Science Doesn't Always Boost Sales, Study Finds
Science Reveals Secrets of 'Puppy Dog Eyes'
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Science Studies Most Likely to Be Wrong Are the Most Widely Read
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes
Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Scientists Design Skin Patch That Takes Ultrasound Images
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
Scientists Sniff Out the True Cause of 'BO'
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Scientists Use Gene Therapy to Tackle Oral Herpes in Mice
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Singles or Couples: Who Sleeps Better?
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Special Human-Cat Bond May Have Started 10,000 Years Ago
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Stranded Dolphins' Brains Show Alzheimer's-Like Changes
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
The Future of Cancer for Americans
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Tiny Mites Are Feeding on Your Skin, But for How Long?
Today's Seasonal Flu May Descend From 1918 Pandemic Strain
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Treated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Two Simple Steps Can Help Keep Your Cat From Killing Wildlife
Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
U.K. Variant Won't Trigger More Severe COVID, Studies Find
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping May Affect Lungs' Lubricant, Making Breathing Tougher
Vaping Might Trigger Irregular Heartbeat, Animal Studies Show
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows
Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
Want Better Rapport With Your Cat? Bat Your Eyes
Want That Pill to Work Fast? Your Body Position Matters
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine
What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
When Tackling a Problem, Pigs and Pooches Have Different Strategy
When, Where Was the First Case of COVID-19?
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
Why Cotton Masks Are Safer Masks
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why Will It Take So Long for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
Why Your Dog 'Knows' You Better Than a Wolf Ever Could
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Will Remdesivir Help COVID-19 Patients? Two Reports Provide Different Answers
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women, Take These Key Steps to Good Urological Health
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
You Let Your Cat Out — Where Does It Roam?
Your Brainy Pet Bird Thrives on Stimulation
Your Cat Wants a Talk With You, and Only You
Your Daily Vitamin D From Tomatoes? Gene Tweak Could Make It Happen
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Liver Is Just 3 Years Old
Your Puppy Is Born Ready to Interact With You: Study
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
You're Not Imagining It: Dogs Do Get Jealous
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds
Zoo Study Finds Animal DNA Floating in Air
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