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Pizzeria mishap left at least 85 people intoxicated with THC after infused oil used for dough

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You may not really be allergic to penicillin. Here's how to find out if you are. -- Elizabeth W. Covington

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Prominent medical journal refuses RFK's call to retract a vaccine study -- Anna Rogers

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Special protection may help human eggs stay fresh as the body ages -- Nicoletta Lanese

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Diabetic man produces his own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant -- Lydia Smith

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Girl's dental trouble caused a life-threatening eye infection -- Mindy Weisberger

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Brain scans could reveal your true biological age -- Patrick Sullivan

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'I was floored by the data': Psilocybin shows anti-aging properties in early study -- Jane Palmer

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New study raises big questions about taurine as anti-aging supplement -- Nicoletta Lanese

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Combo of cancer therapy drugs increases mice lifespan by 30% -- Patrick Pester

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Heat waves may accelerate the aging process -- Sanket Jain

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Years of 'confusion and debate' are over - research finds hormone therapy is good for women's hearts in early menopause -- Matthew Nudy

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Silent X chromosome genes 'reawaken' in older females, perhaps boosting brain power, study finds -- Nicoletta Lanese

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Biological secrets of world's oldest woman, Maria Branyas Morera, revealed after death -- Stephanie Pappas

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The brain might have a hidden 'off switch' for binge drinking -- Marianne Guenot -- Published

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Can weight loss drugs help you drink less alcohol? -- Marianne Guenot -- Published

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How does alcohol cause cancer? -- Clarissa Brincat -- Published

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What counts as 'binge drinking'? What about 'high-intensity drinking'? -- Clarissa Brincat -- Published

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Why do hangovers get worse with age? -- Marilyn Perkins -- Published

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Are people more honest when they're drunk? -- Marilyn Perkins -- Published

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What happens to your body when you stop drinking alcohol? -- Emily Cooke -- Last updated

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Can drinking alcohol really cause hiccups? -- Anna Gora -- Published

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Finally, scientists explain the dreaded 'red wine headache' -- Emily Cooke -- Published

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Is playing in the dirt good for kids' immune systems? -- Emily Cooke -- Last updated

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Could allergies be 'deleted' someday? -- Rebecca Sohn -- Last updated

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Can you really be allergic to the sun? -- Anna Gora -- Published

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What causes metal allergies? -- Anna Gora -- Published

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The 5 most common seasonal allergies -- Anna Gora -- Published

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Staring at the March 29 solar eclipse can cause eye damage in seconds - and you won't even feel it happening -- Emily Cooke

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New cells discovered in eye could help restore vision, scientists say -- Emily Cooke

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Scientists describe new type of fat in human bellies -- Marianne Guenot

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'Vestigial' human ear-wiggling muscle actually flexes when we're straining to hear -- Clarissa Brincat

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How many more calories does muscle burn than fat? -- Kamal Nahas

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Scientists discover new kind of cartilage that looks like fat-filled 'Bubble Wrap' -- Nicoletta Lanese

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Astronauts to grow livers in space, where microgravity might help them thrive -- Stephanie Pappas

9 months ago

Scientists launch amazing 'atlas' of embryos, showing how cells move and develop through time -- Nicoletta Lanese

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Scientists just made mice 'see-through' using food dye - and humans are next -- Emily Cooke

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'Butterfly effect' may explain some genetic causes of autism -- Emily Cooke

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Rates of autism diagnosis in children are at an all time high, CDC report suggests -- Sascha Pare

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Confirmed: No Link Between Autism and Measles Vaccine, Even for 'At Risk' Kids -- Laura Geggel

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Autism Risk May Increase If Child's Mother Has High DDT Exposure -- Laura Geggel

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Can Marijuana Treat Autism? These Clinical Trials Aim to Find Out -- Laura Geggel

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What's Behind the Recent Rise in Autism in the US? -- Rachael Rettner

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AI Predicts Autism Based on Infant Brain Scans -- Tracy Staedter

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Can a Drug That Fights Parasites Also Help with Autism? -- Laura Geggel

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New Policies Would Threaten Autism Research, Experts Say -- Christopher Wanjek

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'Microbes of death' can reveal when a frozen body died, forensic scientists explain -- Noemi Procopio

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Drowning deaths in US on the rise for the 1st time in decades -- Emily Cooke

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April 8 eclipse could bring uptick in fatal car crashes, scientists caution -- Nicoletta Lanese

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'We don't yet have the know-how to properly maintain a corpse brain': Why cryonics is a non-starter in our quest for immortality -- Venki Ramakrishnan

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'Microbiome of death' uncovered on decomposing corpses could aid forensics -- Christoph Schwaiger

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Undetected brain infections may explain some SIDS cases -- Nicoletta Lanese

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Seizures may be a cause of sudden unexplained child deaths -- Stephanie Pappas

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Some people whose brains flatline but survive can recall lucid 'experiences of death' -- Rachel Nuwer

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Night owls may die earlier because they tend to drink and smoke more, study suggests -- Carissa Wong

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We may finally understand how metformin lowers blood sugar, animal study finds -- Kamal Nahas

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In a 1st, scientists reversed type 1 diabetes by reprogramming a person's own fat cells -- Tia Ghose

9 months ago

Beware smartwatches that claim to monitor blood sugar without skin prick, FDA says -- Nicoletta Lanese

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Sugar-loving fruit bats' genes could point to new diabetes treatments, scientists say -- Wei Gordon

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Type 3 diabetes: Symptoms, causes and treatments -- Lou Mudge

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Which vegetables are good for diabetics? -- Lou Mudge

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Vegan diet for diabetes: Tips, benefits and safety -- Anna Gora

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Which fruits are good for diabetics? -- Joanne Lewsley

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Male birth control pill passes early safety test, with more trials underway -- Nicoletta Lanese

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The choice of sperm is 'entirely up to the egg' - so why does the myth of 'racing sperm' persist? -- Starre Vartan

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'Epigenetic memory' may help explain why PCOS tends to run in families -- Alexandra Frost

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Scientists grow mini amniotic sacs in the lab using stem cells -- RJ Mackenzie

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Metformin may prevent severe morning sickness -- Clarissa Brincat

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Common parasite decapitates human sperm -- Bill Sullivan

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Iron deficiency in pregnancy can cause 'male' mice to develop female organs -- Clarissa Brincat

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Man sought diet advice from ChatGPT and ended up with dangerous 'bromism' syndrome -- Nicoletta Lanese

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No-sugar sweetener erythritol may pose risk to cells in the brain -- Isha Ishtiaq

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People on Ozempic start disliking meat and fried foods. We're starting to learn why. -- Lori Youmshajekian

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Diagnostic dilemma: A man ended up in the ER after drinking 6 gallons of milk in 2 days -- Mindy Weisberger

6 months ago

What is alkaline water, and does it have any benefits? -- Manuela Callari

6 months ago

FDA bans red dye No. 3 in food -- Nicoletta Lanese

7 months ago

Do bay leaves actually add flavor, or is it all a con? -- Donavyn Coffey

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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's heart stopped after he ate too much licorice -- Nicoletta Lanese

8 months ago

Why does meat have more protein than vegetables? -- Marilyn Perkins

10 months ago

8 'hotspots' in the genome linked to ME/CFS in largest study of its kind -- RJ Mackenzie

9 days ago

Humans may have untapped 'superpowers' from genes related to hibernation, scientists claim -- Christoph Schwaiger

12 days ago

Scientists reveal how viruses hidden in our DNA control our genes -- Ben Turner

14 days ago

Best-ever map of the human genome reveals 'hidden' regions of DNA -- Nicoletta Lanese

23 days ago

8 babies spared from potentially deadly inherited diseases through new IVF 'mitochondrial donation' trial -- Nicoletta Lanese

29 days ago

Why are so many men color-blind? -- Marilyn Perkins

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How is DNA used to identify victims of mass disasters? -- Puja Changoiwala

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In a first, congenital deafness in teens and adults treated with new gene therapy -- Maoli Duan

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The human heart: Facts about the body's hardest-working muscle -- Mindy Weisberger -- Last updated

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A rare genetic disease stained a woman's heart black -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Published

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How do fitness trackers measure your heart rate? -- Anna Gora -- Published

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'Breakthrough' stem-cell patches stabilized woman's heart as she awaited transplant -- Jess Thomson -- Published

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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got 'broken heart syndrome' after eating too much wasabi -- Mindy Weisberger -- Published

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How many blood types are there? -- Marilyn Perkins -- Published

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Women are at higher risk of dying from heart disease. Here's why. -- Amy Huebschmann -- Published

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'Wake-up call': Women are more likely than men to die of complications after heart surgery -- Julie Goldenberg -- Published

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How many times does a heart beat in a day? What about in a lifetime? -- Mindy Weisberger -- Published

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Mitochondria aren't only the 'powerhouses of cells' - they also battle germs -- Andrew Monteith

17 days ago

Twin study reveals signs of MS that might be detectable before symptoms -- Michael Schubert

9 months ago

Scientist who discovered body's 'fire alarm' against invading bacteria wins $250,000 Lasker prize -- Nicoletta Lanese

10 months ago

Why are some people's mosquito bites itchier than others'? New study hints at answer -- Michael Schubert

10 months ago

Scientists breed most human-like mice yet -- Emily Cooke

10 months ago

Master regulator of inflammation found - and it's in the brain stem -- Emily Cooke

10 months ago

Women have 4 times men's rate of autoimmune disease. The X chromosome may be to blame. -- Emily Cooke

10 months ago

Why is snot sticky? -- Anna Gora

10 months ago

Inflammation is a 'mismatch between our evolutionary history and modern environment,' says immunologist Ruslan Medzhitov -- Emily Cooke

10 months ago

Caffeine may help bacteria resist antibiotics, study finds -- Clarissa Brincat

15 days ago

Scientists gave mice flu vaccines by flossing their tiny teeth - and it worked -- Amy Arthur

21 days ago

Experimental treatment for high cholesterol edits DNA in the body to reduce LDL -- Nicoletta Lanese

1 month ago

8-YEAR-OLD WITH RARE, FATAL DISEASE SHOWS DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT ON EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT -- Nicoletta Lanese

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Ozempic-style drugs treat type 1 diabetes, not only type 2, study finds -- Jennifer Zieba

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When your mind goes 'blank,' your brain activity resembles deep sleep, scans reveal -- Roberta McLain

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Warm and cool temperatures travel on completely different paths to the brain -- Perri Thaler

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Mental 'time travel' may help restore fading memories -- RJ Mackenzie

18 days ago

Memories aren't static in the brain - they 'drift' over time -- Nicoletta Lanese

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New pocket-size model of ALS 'breathes and flows like human tissue' -- Isha Ishtiaq

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Can your brain run out of memory? -- Roberta McLain

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Can adults make new brain cells? New study may finally settle one of neuroscience's greatest debates -- Theresa Sullivan Barger

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Zapping the brain may help boost math skills, study hints -- RJ Mackenzie

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Can you dream during non-REM sleep? -- Marilyn Perkins

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