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Do You Want Fries With That?
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Do You Want Fries With That?

By Rachel Durfee

Ghost Heart
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Ghost Heart

By Elizabeth Svoboda

Bizarre Parasomnias and Sleep Disorders
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Bizarre Parasomnias and Sleep Disorders

By Melinda Dodd

The Latest Man-Made Organs
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The Latest Man-Made Organs

By Elizabeth Svoboda

Special Operations
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Special Operations

By Isadora Botwinick

Spraying Safely
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Spraying Safely

By the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine

Of Brain Disease and Belly Ache
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Of Brain Disease and Belly Ache

By Isadora Botwinick

This Pill Will Change Your Life
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This Pill Will Change Your Life

By Stuart Fox

A Cure for the Uncommon Flu
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A Cure for the Uncommon Flu

By Stuart Fox

Fancy Pants May Prevent Falls
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Fancy Pants May Prevent Falls

By Sam Barrett

Will Drinking Carbonated Beverages Weaken My Bones?
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Will Drinking Carbonated Beverages Weaken My Bones?

By Matthew Cokeley

Smoking and Coffee-Drinking Really Is High Among AA Attendees
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Smoking and Coffee-Drinking Really Is High Among AA Attendees

By Laura Allen

The Psychology of Karaoke Explained
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The Psychology of Karaoke Explained

By Laura Allen

Rebuilding the Troops
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Rebuilding the Troops

By Amanda Schupak

Carbon Nanotubes May Present a Cancer Risk
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Carbon Nanotubes May Present a Cancer Risk

By Gregory Mone

Dead Bodies for Live Crash Tests
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Dead Bodies for Live Crash Tests

By Mike Spinelli

The Drug Resurrector
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The Drug Resurrector

By Melinda Wenner

Man Regenerates Finger
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Man Regenerates Finger

By Matt Ransford

A Peek Inside PARC
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A Peek Inside PARC

By Sean Captain

Battling Bacteria
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Battling Bacteria

By Matt Ransford

Could Your Pacemaker be Hacked?
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Could Your Pacemaker be Hacked?

By Matt Ransford

How It Works: The Endoscope Camera in a Pill
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How It Works: The Endoscope Camera in a Pill

By Gregory Mone

Snake Venom is Nature’s Most Effective Killer
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Snake Venom is Nature’s Most Effective Killer

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What the Heck is Ricin?
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What the Heck is Ricin?

By Megan Miller

Why Does Blood Make Some People Squeamish But Not Others?
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Why Does Blood Make Some People Squeamish But Not Others?

By Melinda Wenner

Your Sewer on Drugs
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Your Sewer on Drugs

By Eric Hagerman

Money Minded: How to Psychoanalyze the Stock Market
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Money Minded: How to Psychoanalyze the Stock Market

By Robert Armstrong and Jacob Ward

Compassion Cure
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Compassion Cure

By Michael Rosenwald

This Germ Could Save Your Life
Cancer

This Germ Could Save Your Life

By Jessica Snyder Sachs

The Brain Surgeon’s New Toolbox
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The Brain Surgeon’s New Toolbox

By Michael Rosenwald, Andrew Rosenblum, Michael Slenske, Corey Binns and Jason Daley

Can This Football Helmet Save Lives?
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Can This Football Helmet Save Lives?

By Brett Zarda

Moonlight Magic
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Moonlight Magic

By Alan M. Petrillo

Shock to the System
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Shock to the System

By Gregory Mone

Better Than Blood?
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Better Than Blood?

By Nicole Davis

In 2021 You’ll Grow a New Heart
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In 2021 You’ll Grow a New Heart

By Elizabeth Svoboda

The Blood Cleaner
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The Blood Cleaner

By David Kohn

Brain Boosters
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Brain Boosters

By Spencer Robins

Artificial Wombs
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Artificial Wombs

By Gretchen Reynolds

Male Pregnancy: A Dangerous Proposition
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Male Pregnancy: A Dangerous Proposition

By Meryl Rothstein

Should Science Make Us Better Than Well?
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Should Science Make Us Better Than Well?

By Robert Sapolsky

Can We Cure Everything?
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Can We Cure Everything?

By Dawn Stover

What is the Future of Diagnostic Medicine?
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What is the Future of Diagnostic Medicine?

By Michael Rosenwald

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Hype That Breaks Your Heart

By Rebecca Skloot

The Bionic Eye
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The Bionic Eye

By Michael Stroph

Can a Virus Kill Cancer?
Cancer

Can a Virus Kill Cancer?

By Joshua Tomkins

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Pop-Culture Pandemic!

By Amanda MacMillan

Seven Deadly Sins
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Seven Deadly Sins

By Joseph Hooper

The Prozac Paradox
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The Prozac Paradox

By Linda Marsa

Brain Pacemaker
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Brain Pacemaker

By William Speed Weed

Bad Tooth? Grow Another
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Bad Tooth? Grow Another

By Jessie Scanlon

My Little Brother on Drugs
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My Little Brother on Drugs

By Jenny Everett

Engineers Light Up Cancer Research
Cancer

Engineers Light Up Cancer Research

By Kevin Kelleher

SARS: Where Did It Come From?
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SARS: Where Did It Come From?

By Joanne Lee-Young

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How long do microbes like bacteria and viruses live on surfaces in the home at normal room temperatures?

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Does ‘Natural Viagra’ Really Work?
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Does ‘Natural Viagra’ Really Work?

By David Sparrow

The UV-Free Tanning Booth
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The UV-Free Tanning Booth

By Jenny Everett

Toon Town’s Surgeon General
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Toon Town’s Surgeon General

By Julie Bain

How to Get Monkey Off Your Brain
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How to Get Monkey Off Your Brain

By Jim BartimoPhotographs Ashkan Sahihi

Who’s an Addict?
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Who’s an Addict?

By Rebecca Skloot

Da Vinci Surgical Robot
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Da Vinci Surgical Robot

By Trevor Thieme

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Like a cup of arsenic? Oh, you’ve already got some.

By Trevor Thieme

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