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Optimistic women live more, new study finds

An encouraging study conducted by Harvard researchers found that having an optimistic outlook on life may help people to live longer.

The mysterious Inca practice of multiple-trepanation

We all feel like drilling a hole inside our skulls sometimes, but the Inca literally meant it.

Why undercooked chicken meat can cause paralysis

Don't go overboard with tonight's dinner, though.

Scientists fed a game into players' brains to pave the way for artificial senses

Just plug the console right into my head then, pleasethankyou!

Anti-smoking images on cigarette packs are twice as effective than text-only, 'smoking kills' labels

A picture a thousand 'smoking kills' words.

UK pushes forth with sugar tax

The United Kingdom has announced drafts for a sugar tax set to begin in April 2018, addressing the country's growing obesity problems.

To HEK with diabetes: new cell capsule could treat the condition with 0 insulin shots

It's like a pacemaker for your insulin.

Texas abortion leaflets contain unscientific, misleading information

The pamphlets are disturbing and nonscientific.

Revolutionary HIV vaccine to be tested on 600 people next year

We may be zooming in on a vaccine.

Mummified child found in 17th century Lithuanian crypt might crack the mystery of smallpox virus

Though smallpox is now extinct, we need to learn about the origin of the virus.

For $20, high school students create medicine which sells for between $35,000 and $110,000

We all know drugs are overpriced, but do you have any idea just how overpriced they are?

Half of people 'remember' fake facts that never happened

A new study casts some doubt on something very personal: our memories.

Sea slugs can't remember their dreams -- and here's why you can't, either

At least we have notebooks to write them down. Sea slugs? Not so much.

Time to update the Paleo Diet -- it was heavy on plants and veggies, archaeologists found

Best enjoyed with a stone fork from a bark plate.

The U.S. public doesn't trust scientists over GMO foods, Pew report says

More like GMOhno!

Scientists find the supergene that codes the reproductive traits of flowers

The genes that code sexual diversity in flowers.

UK scientists inch closer to three-parent babies

We're living in the future.

FDA approves final trial before Ecstasy can be prescribed for PTSD

MDMA is no longer 'just a party drug.'

Poor sleep costs U.S. economy $411 billion

How to make money in your sleep -- just do it.

Chromosomes turn out to be half genes, half mysterious coating

That's a lot of coat.

Gene variant that makes people less inclined to drink alcohol might help treat addiction

Genetic influence on drinking is real.

That urge to complete other people's sentences? Turns out the brain has its own Auto Correct

In the hippocampus -- which is weird, because we didn't think it had anything to do with talking.

Parents might soon watch their unborn babies grow up in 3D

Modern technology is impressive, extremely useful, and sometimes a bit disturbing.

Depression and anxiety cause stomach and skin issues, respectively

They mess up your brain, and they mess up your body.

Comprehensive study finds that sustainable eating could save the planet

Cutting down on meat could drastically reduce global warming.

That's probably not cod that you are eating

There's something fishy with your fish!

Autistic toddlers don't avoid eye contact on purpose. They do, however, miss the social significance of the gaze

A longstanding debate is put to rest.

NASA tells us which plants to buy for cleaner air -- in 100% infographic format

Plants > Chemicals.

Bike lanes may be the most cost-effective ways to improve public health

A new study has revealed that among all the existing measures to improve public health, bike lanes could trump them all.

Scientists override fear response in humans using artificial intelligence and hard cash

Researchers think this method could help patients with PTSD and phobias.

Homeopathic products will be labeled as bogus unless there's scientific proof that they work

Maybe they'll wiggle out of it by printing with ink diluted 1000 times to make it more effective.

NIH isolates new antibody which neutralizes 98% of HIV strains in lab trials

We're getting closer to a cure.

The seat of consciousness might lie in two brain regions. Stimulating them could wake up patients from coma

Scientists zero in on the biological components and mechanisms that give rise to consciousness.

Experiment proves beyond a doubt that Goffin's cockatoos deliberately craft and use tools

Maybe change their name to cockatools now?

Vampires might be on to something: blood from young humans rejuvenates old mice

It's the plot of a dark vampire movie.

The measles vaccine saved over 20,000,000 lives since 2,000

Vaccines save lives.

Teenage binge drinking can affect the brain of your future offspring

Your drinking could even affect the future generation.

Molecules on your mobile phone say a lot about your lifestyle

Everything you touch leaves behind a trace.

UK red squirrels found to be leprosy bacteria carrier in new study

You're pretty safe unless one coughs on you.

Rats tickled past squeaking point to identify the brain's "tickle center"

Their videos should used to identify my brain's "awww" center.

Science shows that the 'sixth sense' may be more than just a feeling

When senses evolve.

Scientists show how a high-protein diet can help you lose weight

Several studies have previously indicated that a high-protein diet can help you lose weight - now researchers believe they know how.

Bio-engineered Arctic apples coming soon to a supermarket near you

A Canadian biotechnology company has modified apples to resist browning for a longer time.

Smoking one pack a day causes your lung cells' DNA to mutate 150 times every year

It's not just your lungs either.

In 2014, the Ebola virus mutated to infect people more efficiently

Viruses are mutating and adapting to the human body.

Chain-smoking robot lights up 12 cigarettes like a gatling gun for science

The real-life Bender could be a life saver.

Wild cats' brains evolve to a different tune than those of primates, study finds

Same organ, different needs.

New thought framework could help psychologists understand mental illness

All that day-dreaming might be working in your favor.

Arousal makes us more confident in what we perceive, study finds

Stressed, excited, or scared -- our brain kicks perception up a notch when we're aroused.

A snake with the largest venom glands and known as the 'killer of killers' might help us make the best painkillers

You often have to look in peculiar (and dangerous) places for innovation.

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