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To Prevent Alzheimer's, We Must Study Differences between the Sexes
The disease can present, progress and respond to treatments differently in men and women
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Could Multiple Personality Disorder Explain Life, the Universe and Everything?
A new paper argues the condition now known as “dissociative identity disorder” might help us understand the fundamental nature of reality
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Terrible Teeth Reveal How Dinosaurs Chomped
Big or small, the teeth or carnivorous dinosaurs were adapted to a particular method of shredding flesh
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Colorectal Cancer Is on the Rise in Young Adults
They're reluctant to have invasive colonoscopies, but a simple blood test could improve compliance
Shouldn't Americans Care That Their Country Is Killing as Well as Imprisoning Kids?
Americans objecting to U.S. detainment of children at borders should also protest killing of kids overseas
Could Artificial Intelligence Take the Art out of Medicine?
As health care becomes more complex, technological and data-driven, there’s a risk physicians will lose some of their autonomy
In the Battle against Lyme Disease, the Ticks Are Winning
The illness is still widely and falsely believed, even by doctors, to be easy to diagnose and readily treatable
How Google Could Help End War
By renouncing military contracts, Google could catalyze a much-needed discussion about how the U.S. and other nations can move beyond militarism
Children, Fatal Illness and the Nature of Suffering
How can multiple parties with a child’s best interest in mind disagree so violently about whether he or she is in distress?
Watch the Life Cycle of HIV in Colorful New Detail
Animation software brings together data to tell a molecular story
Cannabis versus Cancer
We know weed can mitigate the side effects of the disease and its treatments, but it might also fight malignancies directly
New Hope for a Better Flu Vaccine
Infographic shows how an experimental approach might bring us closer to a universal vaccine
The Health and Safety of America's Workers Is at Risk
We’ve made great progress, but the Trump administration is intent on rolling back protections and favoring industry interests over the public interest
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