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A healthier diet could help ease depression symptoms

A good diet won't cure depression. But it could help.

Meet the Chicken of the Woods - the mushroom that tastes like chicken

A delicacy and tasty, high-protein vegetarian alternative to chicken. Be wary of what you eat from the woods, though.

This AI could save your life by detecting lung cancer early

AI increases the chance of detecting lung nodules, which also sometimes hint at lung cancer.

Some prisoners in the US could get shorter sentences if they donate their organs

Dystopian much?

Researchers create DNA pottery that could one day deliver drugs inside your body

These aren't your average pots and bowls.

Man wakes up after 12 years of coma: “I was aware of everything”

Martin Pistorius spent years trapped inside his body while being aware of everything around him.

Vitamin D supplements may lower the risk of melanoma

The findings suggest that even occasional users of vitamin D may have a lower risk for melanoma.

These six science-based lifestyle habits can tackle memory decline

Over 10 years, people who followed these habits had a slower memory decline than those who didn't

Bird flu outbreak shows no sign of slowing down across the US

It's taking a big toll on the poultry industry, with animals being culled

Unbeknownst to them, Australians are eating endangered sharks

You'd expect the rare animals to threaten Australians. In this case, it's the other way around.

Combining cannabis with prescription drugs could be a bad idea. Here's why

It could amplify the negative side effects and inhibit the positive effects of prescription drugs.

These suits used in Avatar are also being used for research on diseases impairing movement

The technology can detect disorders up to six months earlier than a doctor

A breath of fresh air: simple nasal spray offers relief from snoring and breathing difficulties in children

The intervention also halved the number of children who needed to have their tonsils removed.

Super-tough hydrogel could be the knee replacement material of the future

The material could dramatically lower the frequency with which such implants wear out and have to be replaced.

A worrying trend: vaccine coverage among kindergartners continues to slip

Up to 250,000 very young children could be vulnerable to measles in the U.S.

Have you struggled to lose weight so far? You may need some help from bacteria

Personalized approaches may be the future of diets.

Lyme disease has an often overlooked symptom: hair loss

Although hair loss isn't commonly associated with Lyme, it can happen and it can be very distressing.

What are peptides: the building blocks of life

Peptides are the building blocks of proteins and play a crucial role in various biological processes such as cell signaling, metabolism, and immune response.

Gas stoves are much worse for children's health than we thought. A Federal Agency is now considering banning them

Frankly, there's never been more reason to ditch gas stoves.

Sitting down all day? Doing 30-40 minutes of physical activity is enough to undo the damage

Moderate-to-vigorous activities such as gardening, house chores, or cycling count towards these 40 minutes.

Cases of young children accidentally overdosing on marijuana edibles increased 13-fold since 2017

Marijuana edibles look like candy. Guess what a toddler will do if they get their hands on one.

The pasta row: a Nobel laureate and a Michelin star chef debate making pasta -- and there's a lot to process

Italians are notoriously – and understandably – protective of their cuisine, as regular arguments about the correct toppings for pizza or the appropriate pasta to use with a Bolognese ragu will attest. So it was hardly surprising that, when a Nobel Prize-winning Italian physicist weighed in with advice about how to cook pasta perfectly which […]

Empathy gap: study shows women are more attuned to others' feelings

Men, you need to do better.

Maladaptive daydreaming: when fantasies become too addictive they consume your thoughts

Maladaptive daydreaming affects about 2.5% of people.

Yet another reason to stay hydrated: it lowers the risk of disease and faster aging

The results are based on data collected over 25 years.

Deep-red, cranberry-based lipstick also kills off microbes, fungi, and bacteria

Who says you can't have beauty and health benefits?

New 3D printing 'ink' could make lab-grown meat even cheaper

3D-printed meat is close to becoming cost-competitive.

For the first time, scientists zoom in on one of the earliest phases of the human embryo

Gastrulation used to be a black box. Now we know what exactly happens during this critical phase of embryonic development.

Batteries running on bacteria juice can power medical devices inside your body

This ingestible battery will supply power to drug delivery robots inside your body in the future.

How to turn down the annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing of tinnitus

Although there’s no cure for tinnitus, help is out there – including sound-generating devices, background noise and talk therapy.

A new type of ice cream is coming soon: made with lab-grown dairy

Food companies are planning to launch ice cream using dairy that is grown in a lab.

Your first memory is probably older than you think

We tend to remember ourselves as older than we were during our earliest memories.

Wristbands show firefighters are exposed to a lot of cancer-causing chemicals -- even when they're not at a fire scene

Being a fireghter comes with a greater risk of cancer, regardless of whether they are called to put out a fire or not.

This AI can tell if you'll have a heart attack in the next 10 years

All it needs is one chest X-ray -- and a lot of training.

Fatherhood changes men’s brains, according to before-and-after MRI scans

Neuroscientists know that pregnant mothers’ brains change in ways that appear to help with caring for a baby. Now researchers have identified changes in new fathers’ brains, too.

How mindfulness training can help vulnerable children sleep better

Children who learned how to cope with their stress by being more present slept much more and better.

Some traffic safety messages may actually backfire causing more road accidents

Morbid roadside warning sides may distract drivers through fear of death, ironically causing more harm than good.

Industrial dishwashers may harm your gut's protective inner lining

Rinse agents used in the final cycles of household dishwashers may disrupt gastrointestinal epithelial cells.

New mapping tools can improve epilepsy treatment

The new model is a game changer for seizure detection.

Who needs a doctor? Smart bandage monitors wounds in real-time

The device monitors wounds and promotes healing all at the same time.

How much water do we need to drink a day? It's a big 'it depends'

Physical activity level and athletic status explained the largest proportion of the differences in water turnover.

Children born during the Great Depression aged faster

Your biological and chronological age are not the same -- and exposure to stress while still in the womb may make some people age faster as adults.

Celebrating the tiny microbes that make cheese possible

Cheese is not just a tasty snack — it’s an ecosystem. And the fungi and bacteria within that ecosystem play a big part in shaping the flavor and texture of the final product.

Scientists genetically modify tobacco plant that makes cocaine

The modified plants produced 25% of the amount of cocaine made by coca plants, weight per weight.

Scientists revive ancient viruses trapped for thousands of years in the permafrost

We're not worried, you're worried.

How bacteria travel thousands of kilometers piggybacking on airborne dust

As winds pick up dirt and sand, they also pick up any microbes adhering to those particles, potentially introducing them to new locations.

Cultural background can dictate whether schizophrenic patients hear 'good' or 'bad' voices

American patients tend to hear negative, menacing voices while African patients have helpful auditory hallucinations.

Over one billion people could wind up with hearing loss. Here's why

Loud music might be good for the soul, but not the ear.

Cultured meat gets the green light from the United States Food and Drug Administration

This doesn't mean that it will be available in shops right now, but it's an important first step.

This operation could cure prostate cancer in just one hour using targeted electrical currents

The game-changing procedure doesn't involve any surgery and has already been performed on several patients in the UK.

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