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Could Climate Change Mean Worse Flu Outbreaks?

By Makini Brice | Feb 05, 2013 07:16 PM EST

Though the worst of flu season seems to have already passed, this season was already much harsher one than the one from last year.

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Researchers Film Fish Thoughts for the First Time

By Makini Brice | Feb 01, 2013 10:44 AM EST

Have you ever wondered what your pet fish was thinking?

Botox Injections Make Women Depressed Because They Can't Smile

'Fountain of Youth' May Be in Your Genes

By Makini Brice | Feb 01, 2013 10:45 AM EST

Humans have been on the hunt for the fountain of youth for years – dating back at least to the age of Cortes, and even seen now in the popularity of Botox.

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Binge Drinking Just Once a Week May Raise Risk of Diabetes

By Makini Brice | Jan 30, 2013 08:47 PM EST

With obesity on the rise, type 2 diabetes has become a growing public health concern.

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Researchers Are Engineering Viruses to Attack Themselves

By Makini Brice | Jan 30, 2013 08:47 PM EST

The idea that viruses could be used for treatment has been around since the middle of the 20th Century.

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Could Abnormal Gut Bacteria Be the Cause of Autism?

By Makini Brice | Jan 30, 2013 08:47 PM EST

With an estimated 1 in 88 people affected with autism spectrum disorder, researchers are on the hunt for, if not a treatment, at least a better understanding of the mechanisms behind the condition.

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Eisenhower Executive Office Builiding on the extension of payroll tax cuts being debated on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 22, 2011.

Powerful People More Likely to Be Happy

By Makini Brice | Jan 29, 2013 08:26 PM EST

It may be lonely at the top, but for people who reside there, they sure are happy.

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Military Women Are 7x More Likely to Receive STIs than Civilian Women

By Makini Brice | Jan 29, 2013 08:25 PM EST

Last week, military women were officially allowed to fight in combat roles in the American military – a move that the public supports.

Fried Foods

Deep Fried Foods May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer by Up to 37 Percent

By Makini Brice | Jan 29, 2013 08:25 PM EST

We all know that fried food is not good for us, but many of us indulge anyway.

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Archaeologists Discover 150 Skulls from Largest Mass Human Sacrifice in Meso-America

By Makini Brice | Jan 28, 2013 06:42 PM EST

An excavation in Mexico has led to the discovery of troves of human skulls.

smell

Get a Whiff of This: Smell May Be Activated by Vibrations

By Makini Brice | Jan 28, 2013 06:42 PM EST

There are two predominant theories for how humans' sense of smell works.

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Scientists Pinpoint Memories of Fear in Brain

By Makini Brice | Jan 28, 2013 06:42 PM EST

Fight or flight: those are two general animal responses to the feeling of fear.

monkey

Researchers Trace Origin of HIV to 12 Million Years Ago

By Makini Brice | Jan 25, 2013 05:52 PM EST

Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle have discovered that HIV’s origin can be traced back 5 to 12 million years.

Fauja Singh

World's Oldest Marathoner Races to Retire at 101 Years Old

By Makini Brice | Jan 25, 2013 05:52 PM EST

The World’s Oldest Marathoner Fauja Singh has announced that he will be hanging up his running shoes after the Hong Kong Marathon in February.

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