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“Smart” contact lenses could sense your glucose levels in the near future

Results would be conveniently transmitted to your smartphone.

Why eating lots of sugar makes you fat

How bittersweet...

One in ten pregnant women infected with Zika in the US had babies with birth defects

The report confirms getting infected in the first trimester comes with the most risks.

Replacing nuclear power with coal plants may have caused babies to be born one-fourth of a pound lighter

From bad to worse.

Unvaccinated children account for majority of pediatric deaths due to the flu

Immunization is important.

Fanged blenny 'heroin'-like venom could be the next super-painkiller

Tiny fish, big fangs, huge possibilities.

How infants start relating to other people past age 4. Critical brain fiber matures around that age

Don't get too upset if your child doesn't seem to understand your worries. But no more excuses past age 4....

The crippling pain of migraines makes you more likely to develop a generalized anxiety disorder

Because nothing bad ever comes alone.

Immortal cells could usher in the age of plentiful, artificial blood for transfusions

Your body probably won't even tell the difference.

Genetic 'typos' may be a more powerful driver of cancer in humans than environmental factors

Worrying.

The menstrual cycle has now been re-created on a plastic chip

Does it have PMS too?

Video games might make you more sexist, but not as much as religion

Video games have a negative impact, but religion was three times more likely to make teens sexist.

Inactive teens make for inactive bones

Exercising makes you stronger in every way.

Eating fruit may have given primates their big brains, paving the way for social structures

Chow down.

Yellow fever is killing thousands of rare monkeys in Brazil

The forests are silent now.

Facial recognition software can diagnose rare genetic disease with 96% accuracy

It's similar to how Facebook's facial tracking algorithm works, only much more useful.

Drug reverses aging in mice. The rodents saw increased stamina, better organ function, and restored fur

For humans, the same kind of therapy seems years away.

Peer to your peers for motivation, not your teachers, if you actually want to study

Surprisingly, getting neither isn't that bad for your results.

'It's not your fault': Two-thirds of cancers are due to random genetic mutations, but lifestyle is still very important

Only 29 percent of cancers can be attributed to lifestyle or environmental factors while heritability could explain 5 percent of cancer mutations.

Beating human heart cells were grown on a spinach leaf

This "green" technology could help to solve the organ transplant shortage.

The Fellowship of the Ring needed 675 pieces of lembas bread to reach Mordor, study finds

They would have needed fewer pieces of lembas if it weren't for those hungry 'stinking hobbitses'.

Organized information may be creativity's death knell, study found

Sometimes, we need a little chaos to get the cogs turning.

Medical breakthrough: first patient cured of a rare and painful blood disorder called CDA

Fewer than 1,000 cases are reported worldwide. Now, a breakthrough procedure offers hope to these patients who have to undergo blood transfusions every couple of weeks.

Intellectual humility might just be the most underrated personality trait

How likely are YOU to change your beliefs based on facts?

If stem cells don't grow as you want them to, just add a dash of parsley-husk scaffolding

To be fair it works with other plants too, but I was shooting for a culinary title.

Two-day long sexual 'afterglow' helps couples bond and feel more sexually satisfied after the deed

Sex -- it's good for you.

Despite a struggling economy, Italy has the healthiest citizens in the world

Money is hard to come by these days in Italy but at least people have their good health.

Are you socially anxious? It might be your genes' fault

It's all in the serotonin.

A tribe living in the Bolivian rainforest has the healthiest hearts in the world

There's a lot we can learn from these people's lifestyle.

Quantum mechanics may explain why some jokes are funny -- and others, not so much

I'd just like to point out to the researchers that there's no such thing as a bad pun.

Europeans have evolved to eat more vegetables and grains

So, eat up those veggies!

Eating a lot of cheese doesn't raise your cholesterol and is associated with lower body mass index

Cheese eaters, rejoice!

Why we shouldn't bring back the mammoth and other extinct animals

Ice Age Park would be cool, but...

3D map of the pancreas offers new tool in diabetes research

It's not flashy, but it might make a big difference.

New gene discovery could rid Dalmatians of a respiratory disease

Only Cruella de Vil wouldn't be happy.

Emotional Intelligence makes better doctors -- but bossy doctors lose empathy

Does assertiveness make us lose our empathy?

Antibiotic use kills more bees by letting in harmful bacteria

Take note, this also applies to us.

Cooking at home is cheaper, more healthy, less fattening -- a major boost for nutritional sustainability

Writing this article left me starving. To the pans!

Epilepsy patients turning more and more to medical cannabis

A new study revealed that 14% of people with epilepsy have turned to cannabis to alleviate their condition -- almost all of them report significant improvements.

Scientists ask the public's help in getting to the bottom of consciousness -- by cracking a chess problem

A novel take on consciousness.

Students will eat at the salad bar -- all it takes is marketing and some parental help

You don't need an ID for this bar.

Emotional computers really freak people out -- a new take on the uncanny valley

Be like us, but not us.

Contagious scratching may be hardwired into the brain

Sometimes you just gotta scratch, man.

New hydrogel can glue retina back into eye

This could revolutionize eye surgery!

Edible Ebola vaccine for wild apes could revolutionize how we fight the disease

It's a terrible irony.

Violent games don't affect empathy, new study finds

The debate around computer games just got more intriguing.

Robots could soon write emotional or motivating songs

Inserting feelings into Artificial Intelligence music -- the future is kinda happening already.

People who trust their doctor tend to feel better, new study finds

Trust can make you feel better.

ADHD's restlessness and impulsivity could actually make you a better entrepreneur, study finds

It comes with its own drawbacks, but looks like a great advantage overall.

Researchers complete 30% of the synthetic yeast chromosome -- synthetic life is just around the corner

Immense potential in a small cell.

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