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Oral Health And Diabetes Have a Crucial Link, Expert Reveals Health 11 hours ago

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Supercomputer Creates One of The Most Realistic Virtual Brains Ever Seen Health 15 hours ago

A Rare Cancer Is Surging in Young People, And Experts Are Puzzled

A Rare Cancer Is Surging in Young People, And Experts Are Puzzled Health 15 hours ago

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Complex Life May Be a Billion Years Older Than We Thought Nature 18 hours ago

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This Prehistoric Bird Choked to Death on 800 Rocks, And No One Knows Why Nature22 hours ago

Vomiting Syndrome Linked to Cannabis Is on The Rise in The US

Vomiting Syndrome Linked to Cannabis Is on The Rise in The US Health24 hours ago

Scientists Discover The First Single Gene to Directly Cause Mental Illness

Scientists Discover The First Single Gene to Directly Cause Mental Illness Health1 day ago

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Specific Hand Gestures Can Make You Instantly More Persuasive, Study Says Humans1 day ago

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Mysterious Figurine With Stitched Lips Found at 11,000-Year-Old Site Society1 day ago

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An Existing Vaccine Could Slow Dementia And Cut Death Risk by 30% Health1 day ago

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Your Gut Could Be Quietly Controlling Your Sleep, Research Shows Health1 day ago

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Blackest Fabric Ever Made Absorbs 99.87% of All Light That Hits It Tech2 days ago

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'Holes' in Kim Kardashian's Brain Scan May Not Be What They Seem, Expert Says Health2 days ago

Black Death's Carnage Traced to a Volcanic Eruption Half a World Away

Black Death's Carnage Traced to a Volcanic Eruption Half a World Away Health2 days ago

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New Tick-Borne Disease Discovered in Dogs May Pose a Risk to Humans Health2 days ago

Kimchi Targets Key Parts of Your Immune System, Study Reveals

Kimchi Targets Key Parts of Your Immune System, Study Reveals Health2 days ago

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