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Why am I always cold? Science to the rescue

Feeling cold all the time isn't necessarily a bad thing but there are things you can do to raise temperature.

CDC: Homeopathic "healing bracelet" dramatically increases lead levels in babies' blood

You know how you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.

Nanomachines destroy cancer by drilling holes into it

Zap the cancer away.

Pig organ transplants into humans might be two years away in China

Scientists are now desperately seeking government approval for the 2019 clinical trial.

Trying to resist a yawn makes you more likely to yawn -- because your motor cortex is wired that way

It's ridiculous how many times I've yawned writing this.

MDMA is now officially labelled a "breakthrough treatment" for PTSD

Researchers have been suggesting this for decades.

Not art nor Instagram: Food art does not represent reality

Your Instagrams are not original. Painters have been doing it for centuries.

Lonely microbes become resistant against antibiotics more quickly

Being lonely makes you more desperate.

Being married might just save your life -- if you suffer from heart diseases

Having a shoulder to lean on can get you through a lot of hard times -- medically.

High salt intake doubles the risk of heart failure

A new study studied the connection between salt consumption and heart failure risk.

Dancing keeps the brain young

Just keep on dancing!

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) releases endorphins in your brain

Work hard, endorphin hard.

This heroin vaccine might solve part of our growing opioid addiction problems

It works by blocking the drug's 'high' which could lead to breaking the cycle of addiction.

A pair of puppies can run and play after been treated for their spina bifida

It could be a cure for humans too!

Blood DNA sequencing reveals there's a lot more microbes living inside you -- and we've never seen over 99% of them before

What we don't know can't hurt us, right? Right? Guys?..

Waste not, want not: astronauts to turn pee into nutrients, tools on deep-space missions

Stay hydrated up there, ladies and gents.

Increasing the price of US cigarettes by just one dollar per pack would lead to one million people kicking the habit

A small increase to bring about huge change.

Learning and exploration might drive teenagers' risky, bad decisions, not poor impulse control

Ah, adolescence... so glad I'm over that.

Preliminary results suggests probiotic immunotherapy cures peanut allergy four years after treatment

Sometimes you have to fight nuts with nuts (and probiotic).

Finally, a large-scale probiotics trial is successful -- it combats infant sepsis

It's one of the few major trials that actually reported success.

Scientists make healthy sperm in the lab, raising hope for those suffering from genetic male infertility

They started from a mouse's ear tissue cells, which they eventually turned into healthy sperm.

Talking in a foreign language makes our decision more about utility, less about emotion

The language we use really does influence what our brains are doing.

Micro-vehicles move through a mouse stomach, healing its ulcers

The future is here.

Scientists figure out the "recipe" for magic mushrooms

Psilocybin has repeatedly shown promise in treating some mental issues -- this might usher in a new age of testing.

Drug-resistant candida outbreaks in the UK despite hospital efforts to control it

The CDC deemed this fungus a "serious global health threat."

Blood test can find cancer even before any symptoms emerge

Genetic sequencing could pave the way for a new age of cancer detection.

What's the difference between HIV and AIDS

You shouldn't use the two interchangeably.

Researchers hijack plant to produce polio vaccine

Anti-vaxxers finally have a natural option.

Knee arthritis has doubled since 1950, and we don't really know why

Aging and obesity alone cannot explain it.

New insights into testicular macrophages, the guardians of male fertility

Meet the testis police!

Chinese doctors replace woman's vertebrae with 3D printed titanium implants

Medical technology is entering a new era.

UN declares Somalia polio-free

Soon, we might truly eradicate polio.

Feeling bad about feeling bad makes you feel even worse

Turn that frown upside down? No, just accept that sometimes it's OK to feel bad.

Arizona fleas now carrying the plague, doctors warn

Yes, THE plague.

We can form new memories while we're asleep but not the meaningful kind

The implications aren't clear yet but you won't learn French in your sleep anytime soon.

A $550 handheld spectral analyzer could usher in new medical revolution

Hi-tech is getting smaller and cheaper.

Researchers identify anti-hallucination system in our brains

Too bad we don't have one for use against pseudoscience.

Scientists poke at the root of our need for personal space -- using fruit flies

Dopamine seems to be the key.

Excessive use of dental fixture cream leaves UK man without use of his legs

Always use drugs as per instructions!

Loneliness might become a deadlier public health threat than obesity, researchers warn

Quality relationships can actually make you live longer. And better.

Air pollution wrecks our DNA, makes us more susceptible to heart failure

If you're expecting, taking some time to visit some more pristine areas of the world might do wonders to your baby's health in the long run.

Not all video games are equal: some hurt your brain while others improve cognition

Action games that use in-game GPS do not promote spatial reasoning and can lead to a gray matter decrease in the hippocampus.

Modern humans might've killed off the Neanderthals by eating all the mammoth

Dibs on the last slice.

New Anthrax variant is causing havoc in Africa threatening chimp populations

The risks for humans are still being investigated.

Overweight Asian Americans seen as "more American" than their thinner counterparts

Does that guy look American to you? Nah he's too thin.

Cheers! Regular drinkers might live longer lives without dementia

You shouldn't pick up drinking just yet -- on the contrary.

DNA study confirms near-mythological origin of the Greek people

Archaeology, meet genetics.

Kitchen sponges are hotspots for bacteria. Sanitizing methods like microwaving don't seem to work

Used sponges are teeming with bacteria. You should better replace them weekly instead of sanitizing them.

Google's top result for "cure for cancer"says carrot juice is the cure

All you need is carrot juice and beetroot. Sheesh...

Scientists zoom closer towards understanding chronic fatigue

No, laziness is not chronic fatigue syndrome.

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