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Disarming HIV Could Protect the Immune System and Potentially Lead to a Vaccine, New Study Shows
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Disarming HIV Could Protect the Immune System and Potentially Lead to a Vaccine, New Study Shows

By Rebecca Boyle

Seeking Advanced Stem Cell Treatment, Peyton Manning Flies to Europe
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Seeking Advanced Stem Cell Treatment, Peyton Manning Flies to Europe

By Rebecca Boyle

The Incredible Shrinking Shot: Needles Get a Pain-Free Makeover
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The Incredible Shrinking Shot: Needles Get a Pain-Free Makeover

By Lana Birbrair

Cuba Announces Release of the World’s First Lung Cancer Vaccine
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Cuba Announces Release of the World’s First Lung Cancer Vaccine

By Clay Dillow

Japanese Researchers Develop a Way to Turn Biological Tissue Transparent
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Japanese Researchers Develop a Way to Turn Biological Tissue Transparent

By Rebecca Boyle

New Phase-Changing Gel Method Repairs Severed Blood Vessels Better than Stitches
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New Phase-Changing Gel Method Repairs Severed Blood Vessels Better than Stitches

By Rebecca Boyle

New Drug Can Treat Almost Any Viral Infection By Killing the Body’s Infected Cells
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New Drug Can Treat Almost Any Viral Infection By Killing the Body’s Infected Cells

By Rebecca Boyle

Harvard-MIT Team’s New Synthetic Vocal Cord Gel Gives Voice to the Voiceless
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Harvard-MIT Team’s New Synthetic Vocal Cord Gel Gives Voice to the Voiceless

By Clay Dillow

Using a Lab-Grown Trachea, Surgeons Conduct the World’s First Synthetic Organ Transplant
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Using a Lab-Grown Trachea, Surgeons Conduct the World’s First Synthetic Organ Transplant

By Clay Dillow

The World’s First Self-Propelled Endoscopy Device ‘Swims’ the Entire Digestive Tract in Mere Hours
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The World’s First Self-Propelled Endoscopy Device ‘Swims’ the Entire Digestive Tract in Mere Hours

By Clay Dillow

Analytical Method Used for Stock Market Helps Pinpoint A Possible Achilles Heel for HIV
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Analytical Method Used for Stock Market Helps Pinpoint A Possible Achilles Heel for HIV

By Rebecca Boyle

Stem-Cell Therapy Works Wonders for Race Horses; Are Human Treatments Next?
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Stem-Cell Therapy Works Wonders for Race Horses; Are Human Treatments Next?

By Emily Anthes

Worm Regenerates a Whole New Body From a Single Cell
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Worm Regenerates a Whole New Body From a Single Cell

By Rebecca Boyle

Did Stem Cell Therapy Repair Bartolo Colon’s Broken Pitching Arm?
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Did Stem Cell Therapy Repair Bartolo Colon’s Broken Pitching Arm?

By Clay Dillow

Transfusion of Synthetic Blood Saves Woman’s Life
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Transfusion of Synthetic Blood Saves Woman’s Life

By Clay Dillow

“Heart Plungers” Keep Air Flowing During CPR
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“Heart Plungers” Keep Air Flowing During CPR

By Caitlin Kearney

Experimental “Body Reboot” Drug Begins Trial As Preemptive Preventer Of Diabetes
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Experimental “Body Reboot” Drug Begins Trial As Preemptive Preventer Of Diabetes

By Catherine Price

Our Body the Ecosystem: Understanding the Interplay Between Man and Microbe
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Our Body the Ecosystem: Understanding the Interplay Between Man and Microbe

By Virginia Hughes

Making the Connections: Reconstructing Biosystems From the Outside In
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Making the Connections: Reconstructing Biosystems From the Outside In

By Brooke Borel

A Smart Pill Box Uses Face Recognition Tech to Ensure We Take Our Meds
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A Smart Pill Box Uses Face Recognition Tech to Ensure We Take Our Meds

By Clay Dillow

British Engineer Designs Own Heart Valve Implant, Saves Own Life
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British Engineer Designs Own Heart Valve Implant, Saves Own Life

By Dan Nosowitz

Injured Brazilian Wolf Is First Wild Animal Treated With Stem Cells
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Injured Brazilian Wolf Is First Wild Animal Treated With Stem Cells

By Rebecca Boyle

British Doctor Faked Data Linking Vaccines to Autism, and Aimed to Profit From It
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British Doctor Faked Data Linking Vaccines to Autism, and Aimed to Profit From It

By Rebecca Boyle

Google’s Body Browser is a Google Earth for Human Physiology
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Google’s Body Browser is a Google Earth for Human Physiology

By Clay Dillow

Science’s Favorite Self-Experimenters, Self-Endangerers, and Self-Agonizers
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Science’s Favorite Self-Experimenters, Self-Endangerers, and Self-Agonizers

By Rebecca Boyle

Implant Uses A Microchip Embedded in the Spine To Edit Out Chronic Pain
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Implant Uses A Microchip Embedded in the Spine To Edit Out Chronic Pain

By Clay Dillow

Via Stem Cell Transplant, German Doctors Say They’ve Cured a Patient’s HIV
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Via Stem Cell Transplant, German Doctors Say They’ve Cured a Patient’s HIV

By Clay Dillow

A Simple, Tentacle-Like Prosthesis Gets a Grip, to Leave the Biological Hand Free
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A Simple, Tentacle-Like Prosthesis Gets a Grip, to Leave the Biological Hand Free

By Clay Dillow

Harvard Reverses Aging Process in Mice, Could Lead to Human Anti-Aging Treatments
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Harvard Reverses Aging Process in Mice, Could Lead to Human Anti-Aging Treatments

By Clay Dillow

For The First Time, Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Released Into The Wild
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For The First Time, Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Released Into The Wild

By Lizzie Schiffman

Video: Nurse Robot Gives Human A Sponge Bath, With Just the Right Amount of Force
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Video: Nurse Robot Gives Human A Sponge Bath, With Just the Right Amount of Force

By Julie Beck

In Japanese Study, Stem Cell Injections Shown to Provide Simple Route to Breast Augmentation
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In Japanese Study, Stem Cell Injections Shown to Provide Simple Route to Breast Augmentation

By Lizzie Schiffman

Micro-Engraved Lenses Give Perfect Vision to Both Near- and Far-Sighted Eyes
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Micro-Engraved Lenses Give Perfect Vision to Both Near- and Far-Sighted Eyes

By Dan Nosowitz

Birth Control Pills Shown to Alter Structure of Women’s Brains
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Birth Control Pills Shown to Alter Structure of Women’s Brains

By Mara Hvistendahl

The Human Connectome Project Is a First-of-its-Kind Map of the Brain’s Circuitry
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The Human Connectome Project Is a First-of-its-Kind Map of the Brain’s Circuitry

By Clay Dillow

First Ever Real-Time MRI Video Captures Images of Body’s Interior in Just 20 Milliseconds
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First Ever Real-Time MRI Video Captures Images of Body’s Interior in Just 20 Milliseconds

By Clay Dillow

A Protein Killer Could Treat All Cancers, and Possibly All Illnesses
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A Protein Killer Could Treat All Cancers, and Possibly All Illnesses

By Corey Binns

A New Superbacteria, Immune To Most Antibiotics, Found Spreading Fast
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A New Superbacteria, Immune To Most Antibiotics, Found Spreading Fast

By Clay Dillow

MIT’s New Glucose Meter Checks Blood Sugar Levels With Painless Infrared Light
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MIT’s New Glucose Meter Checks Blood Sugar Levels With Painless Infrared Light

By Clay Dillow

An Artificial Inner Ear To Eliminate Vertigo
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An Artificial Inner Ear To Eliminate Vertigo

By Jesse Empak

Mouse Grimace Scale Measures the Agony of Lab Animals
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Mouse Grimace Scale Measures the Agony of Lab Animals

By Susannah F. Locke

Antibacterial Graphene ‘Paper’ Could Lead to Better Bandages
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Antibacterial Graphene ‘Paper’ Could Lead to Better Bandages

By Clay Dillow

Rise of the Helpful Machines
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Rise of the Helpful Machines

By Corey Binns

Bionic Dick Cheney Technically Has No Pulse
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Bionic Dick Cheney Technically Has No Pulse

By Clay Dillow

Newly Discovered Antibody Defeats 91 Percent of HIV Strains
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Newly Discovered Antibody Defeats 91 Percent of HIV Strains

By Rebecca Boyle

First Batch of DARPA’s Synthetic Blood Delivered to FDA, Could Be on Battlefields Soon
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First Batch of DARPA’s Synthetic Blood Delivered to FDA, Could Be on Battlefields Soon

By Clay Dillow

FDA Approves First Telescopic Eye Implant to Treat Blindness
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FDA Approves First Telescopic Eye Implant to Treat Blindness

By Clay Dillow

Stem-Cell Tourism: Adventures at the Fringes of Experimental Medicine
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Stem-Cell Tourism: Adventures at the Fringes of Experimental Medicine

By Elizabeth Svoboda

Plastic Antibodies Shown to Fight Off Antigens in the Body Just Like the Real Thing
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Plastic Antibodies Shown to Fight Off Antigens in the Body Just Like the Real Thing

By Clay Dillow

Nano-ink Tattoos Could Continuously Monitor Glucose in Diabetics
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Nano-ink Tattoos Could Continuously Monitor Glucose in Diabetics

By Clay Dillow

Invention Awards: An Inexpensive, Portable Ventilator
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Invention Awards: An Inexpensive, Portable Ventilator

By Elizabeth Svoboda

Stem-Cell Dental Implants Grow New Teeth Right In Your Mouth
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Stem-Cell Dental Implants Grow New Teeth Right In Your Mouth

By Denise Ngo

Tobacco May Keep Us from Catching the Flu
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Tobacco May Keep Us from Catching the Flu

By Lynne Peeples

Student Invents Silicone “Tampons” To Harvest Monthly Menstrual Stem Cells
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Student Invents Silicone “Tampons” To Harvest Monthly Menstrual Stem Cells

By Denise Ngo

A Three-Inch Bio-Detector Quickly Scans For All the Bacteria and Viruses We Know Of, All at Once
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A Three-Inch Bio-Detector Quickly Scans For All the Bacteria and Viruses We Know Of, All at Once

By Clay Dillow

Chemical Cocktail Keeps Resurrected Heart Alive for 10 Days Outside of Body
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Chemical Cocktail Keeps Resurrected Heart Alive for 10 Days Outside of Body

By Jeremy Hsu

Fix Farsightedness by Sleeping in Your Contacts
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Fix Farsightedness by Sleeping in Your Contacts

By Clay Dillow

Pyroelectric Crystals Could Enable the First Truly Portable X-Ray Machine
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Pyroelectric Crystals Could Enable the First Truly Portable X-Ray Machine

By Stuart Fox

Scientists Devise A Means For Human Bodies To Break Down Carbon Nanotubes
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Scientists Devise A Means For Human Bodies To Break Down Carbon Nanotubes

By Clay Dillow

Human Bones Successfully Grown in Lab From Stem Cells
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Human Bones Successfully Grown in Lab From Stem Cells

By Jeremy Hsu

Tested: A Reboot for the Immune System
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Tested: A Reboot for the Immune System

By Catherine Price

Gold Nanoparticles and Lasers Kill the Brain Parasite That Causes “Crazy Cat Lady” Syndrome
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Gold Nanoparticles and Lasers Kill the Brain Parasite That Causes “Crazy Cat Lady” Syndrome

By Stuart Fox

A New Breed of Medical Screws Dissolve In Body and Promote Bone Growth
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A New Breed of Medical Screws Dissolve In Body and Promote Bone Growth

By Stuart Fox

Marijuana Research Offers New Hope For Male Birth Control Pill
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Marijuana Research Offers New Hope For Male Birth Control Pill

By Stuart Fox

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