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Dolphins Turn Diabetes Off and On -- Hope for Humans?
Bottlenose dolphins have a condition like human type 2 diabetes, but the animals can turn it off and on. The discovery suggests human medicine might someday do the same.
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King Tut Mysteries Solved: Was Disabled, Malarial, Inbred
The "frail boy" needed a cane to walk, had history's earliest genetically proven case of malaria, and was sired by siblings, says a new DNA study of King Tut and relatives.
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Chemical BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Study Confirms
Bisphenol-A—used in many sunglasses, reusable bottles, food packaging, and baby bottles—is linked to heart disease, a new study confirms.
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Cell Phone Use May Fight Alzheimer's, Mouse Study Says
Yes, you heard right: Cell phone radiation may protect against and even reverse Alzheimer's-like symptoms, according to a new study involving genetically tweaked mice.
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See-Through Vision Invented
Scientists have figured out how "see" through thin opaque barriers by unscrambling what little light passes through.
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Saturn Moon Has "Slushy" Insides
Under the brittle, icy crust of Titan lies a surprisingly icy mush, a liquid ocean, and a core of rock and ice, new data suggest.
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New Color-Changing Frog Found
Jungle species changes from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peachy, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.
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Death Comes to Bat Ark
A recent attempt to protect bats by isolating them from disease gets off to a tragic start.
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The newest experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to grow plant cells to meet Earth's energy needs.
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