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The hand transplant: at first it seems like an idea straight out of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. But a new study shows a promising future for these kinds of procedures. Specifically, the study — which was presented at a recent meeting of the Society of Neuroscience — found that feeling in a transplanted […]
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A new study has found that many young adults abuse drugs designed to help combat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. In fact, researchers found that roughly one in five college students are abusing these prescription stimulants. The associated report comes from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, which carried out a survey of 1,600 young people aged 18 […]
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What’s involved in the process of tasting food? And why do we love certain types of food? Scientists examining these questions believe they’ve made an important discovery: the taste sensors found on the tongue have matching partners in the brain. For some time scientists have known that that specialized cells on the tongue are designed […]
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Detergent ‘pods’ might be easy to use but they could pose a significant health threat to our kids. A new report finds that hundreds of American children have been seriously harmed after treating the pods like toys or food. U.S. researchers recently reported that detergent pods — which to kids often look like candy — […]
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An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, a pneumonia-like lung infection, has killed five people in central Portugal. The affected community, Vila Franca de Xira, is located about 16 miles northeast of Lisbon, the national capital. Legionnaires’ disease is caused by a type of bacteria known as legionella. It is essentially a type of pneumonia, meaning people […]
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