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A muffin a day might keep the doctor away -- if you eat this special muffin

Delicious and healthy? Sign me up!

Major study explored the biology of human intelligence and found 40 new genes that play a role

What shall we do with this information?

The first hominids might have evolved in Europe, fossil jaw suggests

Emphasis on might.

Grilling or microwaving mushrooms best preserves their nutritional properties

If you've always wondered how to best cook mushrooms -- these Spanish scientists have your back.

Teaching school children to sniff out bogus medical claims works

Education > fake news

Washington researchers want you to smoke pot -- for science

For science!

Temporary swallowable gastric balloon helps obese lose 15kg on average in only 4 months without surgery

A huge innovation set to help a lot of people.

Exposure to BPA might reprogram the brains of turtles -- affecting them genetically

It changes their genes.

Virtually all sea salt is contaminated with microplastic, study finds

Pass me the sea salt please, and hold the plastic.

Researchers identify main factors of home indoor air pollution: marijuana surprisingly plays a big role

Hint: it's smoking in.

Neuron cluster which can override sleep identified in the fruit fly brain

95% of students like this bundle of neurons.

Early farmers probably didn't really know how to select crops -- but they were very lucky

Domestication could've well happened on its own.

Using public transportation reduces obesity and makes people healthier

Driving around all day is pretty bad for your health -- and for the environment.

Female mice birth and nurse healthy offspring after being grafted with prosthetic ovaries

That's a pretty impressive print.

Beauty sleep is a real thing, researchers find

Not getting enough sleep makes people want to avoid you. Seriously.

Our sense of smell is just as good as rodents' or dogs'

Poor human olfaction is a 19th-century myth, says scientist.

Drinking too much caffeine can kill you -- Latte, soda, and energy drink combo kill US teen

Three cups of coffee is already too much.

Mussel-glue-and-protein balm could spell the end of scars forever

Sadly, not very effective against emotional scars.

Alcohol doesn't change our personality as much as we blame it

This doesn't mean you can't keep blaming it.

France's ban on unhealthily skinny models just came into force

The standard of beauty should not be unhealthy.

World Health Organization confirms second Ebola case in new outbreak

The disease rears its ugly head again.

Feeling down? Walk it off! No really, walking is all you have to do

Who said you can't run from your problems?

Brazil says Zika epidemic is officially over

Although authorities are still on alert, the Zika epidemic seems to have backed off.

Controversial microbeads study gets withdrawn -- doesn't mean microbeads aren't bad for the environment

Bad science can have dramatic consequences, so it's important to weed it out.

Good news: Cheese doesn't raise your risk of heart disease

The common belief that cheese and dairy are bad for your heart is simply wrong, a new review of 29 previous studies found.

Want better, cheaper health care? Pay doctors a flat salary, not per procedure, behavioral economists say

Doctors? Having conflicts of interests? Can't be.

Biology imparts us with instinctive color categories -- culture only shapes them

Color is hardwired into the brain.

In some U.S. counties, life expectancy can vary by as much as 20 years

Overall, life expectancy has increased in the country but not as much as it should have. The gap between many counties supports this argument.

Our perception of a character comes not from their actions, but from how they compare to others

There's a thin line between hero and villain -- one we redraw quite liberally.

Employees in low-level jobs are more stressed than superiors, and this imbalance follows through retirement as well

Stress grows the lower down the ladder you go.

Oxford student creates the first synthetic retina from soft, biological materials

A synthetic retina developed from soft materials offers new hope for the visually impaired.

World's heaviest woman drops over 300 kgs (713 Pounds) after ambitious surgery

She weighed more than 500 kilograms!

Cell maps reveal how the body fights off cancer

Bunch up!

It's not just the poor: all Americans eat fast food about as often

Bite into this study.

Researchers find 6,500 genes expressed differently in men and women

The genes, it's all in the genes.

Speech and language deficits aren't to blame for autistic children's tantrums

Knowing what it's not brings us one step closer to understanding what it is.

Yoga might help ease your menstrual pain, new review of study finds

Yoga might greatly reduce menstrual pain.

People with good memory get bored faster

The reason is pretty simple.

Be careful when using heart rate apps -- most aren't accurate at all

Don't take heart rate apps too seriously, unless they've been vetted by a health care professional.

Each language you speak in alters your perception of time, study finds

The pen is mightier than the clock too, it seems.

Testosterone makes men more confident in their instincts, less likely to question their impulses

We got this.

Human cartilage has been successfully 3D printed

Making new tissue could become as easy as bio-printing it.

Patient saved from antibiotic-resistant infection with novel bacteriophage treatment

A dramatic case with a happy ending. Antibiotic resistance is growing and threatens to kill 50 million people by 2050.

Depressed? It might be because your neurons got their branches tangled up

Keep it tidy, neurons.

Dairy has been greatly underestimated and is an "excellent" protein source for children, study finds

Pass me that milk!

Instagram food photos can help you eat healthier

Finally, a reason to post food photos!

Elon Musk reveals that Neuralink is aimed at stopping AIs from taking over

Such a cool problem to have.

Not even money can sway most people to listen to counter-partisan views

Ultimately, this behavior is what creates dangerous information bubbles.

Where you shop influences how healthily you eat -- but only about half as much as who you are

All food is good. But only some of it is good for you.

Artificial womb-like environment helps premature lamb mature for 4 weeks

It could save countless severely prenatal human babies

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