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• A Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria May Now Lurk in U.S. Water, Soil

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• A Good Workout Could Boost Your Thinking for Up to 2 Hours

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• A New 'Spin' on How Sperm Swim

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• Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely, Study Finds

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• ACL Surgery Can Do Real Damage to Your Brain: Study

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• Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

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• AHA News: Diabetes, Alzheimer's Together Might Increase Stroke Severity

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• AHA News: Farms Flourish and Nourish in Philadelphia Neighborhood

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• AI May Not Be Better Than Experts at Reading Medical Scans

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• AI Might Spot Which COVID-19 Patients Are at Risk of Severe Disease

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• Air Pollution Made in One State Can Cause Deaths in Others

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• Air Pollution Tied to Asthma in Young Kids

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• All That Social Media Hasn't Hurt Kids' Social Skills, Study Finds

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• Almost 47 Million Americans Already Infected With Coronavirus by Nov. 15: Study

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• Americans Toss Out Nearly a Third of Food at Home

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• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?

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• Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin

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• Another COVID-19 Vaccine Being Tested in Mice

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• Anxiety Might Speed Alzheimer's: Study

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• Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss

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• Are Scientists Close to a 'Universal' Flu Vaccine?

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• Arguing Taxes the Brain Much More Than Agreement, Scans Show

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• Artificial Pancreas Controls Diabetes in Kids 6 and Up, Clinical Trial Shows

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• As Pandemic Leads to Clearer Skies, Solar Energy Output Rises

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• As People Age, They Share Fewer Memories With Others: Study

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• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening

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• Asian Tiger Mosquito Showing Up in Illinois

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• Autopsies Show Microplastics in All Major Human Organs

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• Avoid Allergy Flare-Ups This Holiday Season

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• Baby's Sleep Issues Could Sometimes Signal Autism: Study

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• Bedroom Air Filters May Help Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier

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• Best Ways to Beat the Heat

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• Bias More Likely in Medical Journals That Accept Reprint Fees: Study

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• Blacks, Hispanics More Likely to Have Better Outcome After 'Bleeding' Stroke

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• Blood Flow in Heart Differs in Men and Women

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• Blood Pressure Spikes at Night May Spell Trouble for Brain

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• Blood Test Heralds New Era in Alzheimer's Diagnosis

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• Blood Test May Reveal Concussion Severity With Accuracy of Spinal Tap

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• Brain Cancer Research Could Help Dogs -- and the Humans Who Love Them

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• Brain Hemorrhage Won't Stop This Teen From Voting

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• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury

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• Brain Plaques Signal Alzheimer's Even Before Other Symptoms Emerge: Study

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• Brain Waves Offer Insight Into Sleep Struggles That Accompany Autism

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• Brain, Nervous System Affected in 1 in 3 Cases of Severe COVID-19

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• Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's

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• Bringing the Forest to Kids' Daycare May Boost Young Immune Systems

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• British, Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Show Promise

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• Can AI Predict Who Will Develop Diabetes?

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• Check Early and Often for Glaucoma

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• Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age

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• Children Use Both Sides of the Brain to Understand Language

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• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities

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• Climate Change, Smog Could Mean More Preemie Babies: Study

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• Combining Remdesivir With Other Meds Could Boost COVID-Fighting Power

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• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%

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• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health

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• Consumers Waste Twice as Much Food as Experts Thought

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• Coronavirus Doesn't Favor Crowded Cities, Study Shows

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• Coronavirus Hangs Around Even After Symptoms Subside

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• Coronavirus Immunity Might Last at Least 6 Months

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• Coronavirus Isn't Even 'Alive,' But Expert Explains How It Can Harm

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• Coronavirus May Have Come From Bats; Could They Also Hold Clues to Treatments?

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• Coronavirus Was Already Spreading in U.S. in January: Study

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• Coronaviruses in Poultry, Livestock Pose No Danger to Humans, Expert Says

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• Could AI Help Doctors Map Out Treatments for Brain Cancers?

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• Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?

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• Could Dirty Air Help Speed Alzheimer's?

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• Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes

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• Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?

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• Could Robots Be Deployed to Front Line in Fighting COVID-19?

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• Could Sleep Apnea Put You at Risk for Alzheimer's?

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• Could Smartphones Be Making Migraines Even Tougher to Treat?

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• Could Survivors' Blood Help Patients Battling COVID-19? Trials May Tell

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• Could the MMR Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19? New Trial May Tell

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• Could Umbilical Cord Blood Help Ease Autism?

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• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

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• 'COVID Toe' Lesions Probably Not Caused by COVID-19, Studies Find

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• COVID-19 Immunity Might Last at Least 8 Months: Study

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• COVID-19 Survival Declines When Brain Affected: Study

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• CRISPR Gene Editing Creates 'Designer' Immune Cells That Fight Cancer

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• Cuddling Brings Two Minds Together, MRI Study Reveals

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• Daily Aspirin Won't Stop Dementia, Study Finds

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• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study

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• Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain

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• Diets Rich in Fruits, Veggies Could Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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• Dirty Air Cuts Millions of Lives Short Worldwide: Study

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• Dirty Air Might Raise Your Odds for Dementia

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• Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study

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• Do Bedbugs Dirty the Air Inside Your Home?

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• Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?

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• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

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• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change

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• Doctors Describe First Drone Delivery of Diabetes Meds to Patient

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• Does Size Matter? Volume of Brain Area Not Always Tied to Memory, Thinking

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• Don't Be a 'Hot-Head': Study Suggests Head Overheating Impairs Thinking

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• Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia

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• Drug Duo Speeds Regeneration of Key Cells Lost in Diabetes

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• Drug May Boost Thinking Skills in People With Advanced MS

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• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover

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• Early Trial Offers New Hope for People With Hemophilia

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• Electric Cars Still Better for the Planet Than Gas Vehicles

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• Even a Little Activity Keeps Aging Brains From Shrinking, Study Shows

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• Even Without Concussion, Athletes' Brains Can Change After Head Jolts: Study

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• Exhaled 'Aerosols' Spread Coronavirus Up to 13 Feet, Shoes Carry Virus, Too

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• Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again

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• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia

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• Experts Warn of 'Sound Cannon' Hearing Loss at Protest Marches

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• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths

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• Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study

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• Fireworks Are Bad News for Your Lungs

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• First Baby Born From Use of Lab-Matured Frozen Egg

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• First Computer Model of Entire COVID Virus Will Aid Research

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• First Good Evidence That Brain Hits 'Replay' While You Sleep

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• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

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• Flame Retardants, Pesticides Remain Threat to U.S. Health: Study

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• Flu Virus Can Travel on Dust Particles. Does the Same Hold True for Coronavirus?

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• Gene Test Might Spot Soccer Players at High Risk for Brain Trouble

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• Gene Variation May Protect Against Alzheimer's: Study

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• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

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• Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain

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• Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain

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• Global Warming Could Trigger Even More Extreme Weather Than Thought

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• Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast

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• Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain

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• Growing Up in U.S. 'Stroke Belt' Bad for the Brain Later in Life

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• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke

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• Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS

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• Handle DIY Cleaning Products With Care During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine

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• Healthier Heart, Better Brain in Old Age

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• Healthy Heart in Your 20s, Healthier Brain Decades Later

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• Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show

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• High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19

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• High Heat, Humidity Could Affect More Than 1.2 Billion People by End of Century

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• High-Tech 'Exoskeleton' Can Give Mobility Back to People With MS

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• High-Tech Prosthetic Arm Melds With Patient's Anatomy

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• High-Tech Rings Are Tracking COVID-19 'Warning Signs'

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• HIV Can Travel From the Brain, Animal Study Suggests

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• Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway

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• Hormones May Explain Greater Prevalence of Alzheimer's in Women

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• Hot Asphalt Releases a Lot of Pollution Into the Air

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• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

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• How Coronavirus Raced Through Quarantined Cruise Ship

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• How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols

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• How Ritalin Works in the Brain

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• How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk

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• Human Biology Appears to Have Two Seasons, Not Four: Study

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• Imaging Scans May Lead to Shorter TB Treatment

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• In a First, Doctors Use Robotics to Treat Brain Aneurysm

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• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak

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• Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home

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• Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?

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• 'It's Like You Have a Hand Again': New Prosthetic Gets Closer to the Real Thing

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• It's Tough for Clinical Trial Participants to Learn Results

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• Join the Chorus: Singing Can Be Safe During Pandemic

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• Keep Your Kids Safe, Warm in Wintertime Fun

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• Key Areas of the Brain Triggered in Recent Heart Attack Survivors

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• Kids' Weight Rises When Convenience Stores Open Nearby: Study

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• Lab Discovery Offers Promise for Treating Multiple Sclerosis

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• Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19

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• Labs Worldwide Working on Coronavirus Vaccine, But Rollout Could Take Time

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• Largest-Ever Study Ties Over 100 Genes to Autism

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• Laser Process May Kill Bacteria on Metal Surfaces

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• Leonardo's 'Vitruvian Man' Ideal Isn't Far Off Modern Measures

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• Living Near Oil, Gas Wells Tied to Low Birth Weight Infants

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• Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study

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• Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains

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• Long-Lasting Immunity Seems to Follow Serious COVID Cases

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• 'Love Hormone' Could Hold Key to Treating COVID

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• Many Americans Lack Knowledge, Not Desire, to Eat Plant-Based Diets

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• Many Moms-to-Be Are Stressed, and it Might Affect Baby's Brain

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• Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary

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• Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread

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• Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women

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• Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study

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• Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's

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• Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

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• Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS

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• Minorities Less Likely to Get Recommended Lung Cancer Imaging

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• Modern Livestock Farming Can Pose Public Health Risk

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• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

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• Monkey Trials Offer New Hope for HIV Vaccine

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• More Aggressive Surgery Can Extend Survival From Brain Cancer: Study

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• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

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• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers

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• Most Kidney Patients OK With Getting Text Reminders on Care

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• MRIs Might Be Safe for Patients With Implanted Heart Devices

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• Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study

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• Mutation Helps Coronavirus Infect More Human Cells, Study Shows

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• Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds

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• Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That

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• Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism

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• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

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• New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

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• New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain

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• New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk

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• 'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss

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• Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet

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• Not All Nature Is Created Equal

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• On Some Farms, Washing Machines Give Leafy Greens a Spin -- But Is That Safe?

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• One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice

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• Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season

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• Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease

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• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End

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• Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery

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• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions

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• Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study

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• Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

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• Plastic Smells Like Lunch to Sea Turtles, Putting Them at Risk: Study

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• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

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• Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable

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• Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts

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• Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season

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• Prostate Cancer Leaves Detectable 'Fingerprint' in Blood: Study

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• Psychedelic Drug Eases Cancer Patients' Distress Long Term

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• PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk

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• Rare Disease Put This Young Mom in a Coma for 7 Months

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• Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins

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• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly

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• Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV

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• Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors

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• Rx for Stressed-Out College Students: Spend Time With Nature

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• Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab

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• Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear

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• Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain

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• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers

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• Scientists Spot Early Markers of Coronavirus in Lungs of Patients

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• Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread

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• Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms

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• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites

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• Simple Tweak to Hospital Computer Program Cuts Opioid Prescriptions

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• Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It

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• Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19

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• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says

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• 'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID

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• Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

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• Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

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• Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed

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• Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake

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• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

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• Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study

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• Special Contact Lenses Can Help Curb Nearsightedness in Kids

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• Special Helmets, Safety Training Prevent Head Injuries in Youth Football: Study

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• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring

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• Staying at Home During the Pandemic? Use Technology to Stay Connected

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• Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains

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• Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study

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• Stricter Clean Air Laws Could Save Thousands of Lives a Year: Study

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• Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows

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• Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots

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• Study Ties Brain Inflammation to Several Types of Dementia

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• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

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• Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?

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• Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn

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• Targeted Microwaves Probably Caused U.S. Embassy Illnesses: Scientists

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• Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors

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• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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• There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic

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• Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks

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• Tigers, Rhinos and Bears Help Raise Money for Conservation

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• Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being

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• Too Few Patients Enrolling in Cancer Trials

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• Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain

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• Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought

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• Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

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• Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke

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• U.S. Spends Trillions on Health Care, But Health Stats Remain Low: Study

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• Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise

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• Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age

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• Unseen Factors Help Us Find Lost Objects Faster: Study

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• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

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• Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks

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• Vesuvius Eruption Turned One Ancient Resident's Brain Into Glass

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• Wearable 'Brain Stimulator' May Boost Stroke Recovery

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• Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease

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• West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health

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• What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

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• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

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• What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine

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• What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19

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• When Dementia Harms Speech, Native Language Matters

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• Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?

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• Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?

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• Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19

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• Why Will It Take So Long for a COVID-19 Vaccine?

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• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk

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• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study

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• Will a Jolt of Java Get Your Creative Juices Flowing?

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• Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?

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• Will Remdesivir Help COVID-19 Patients? Two Reports Provide Different Answers

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• Will the Lights of Fireflies Be Extinguished?

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• Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really

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• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

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• With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger

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• Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey

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• Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter

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• Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome

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• Years of Endurance Exercise May Change Heart Structure

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• Young-Onset Parkinson's May Start in the Womb, New Research Suggests

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• Your Teeth Are a Permanent Archive of Your Life: Study

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• Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected

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• Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays