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Turmeric's unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh

Turmeric's unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh

Scientists find that a colorant that makes turmeric more yellow is the leading source of high lead levels in …

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Better depression relief with electromagnetic treatment

Better depression relief with electromagnetic treatment

Safer, more targeted electromagnetic treatment can bring faster, longer-lasting relief for people with depres…

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Artificial intelligence tapped to bring more humanity to health care

Artificial intelligence tapped to bring more humanity to health care

With a compassionate smile, she asked if he was up for a conversation. She knew an end-of life discussion nee…

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Manu Prakash's frugal science, including his $1 microscope, the Foldscope

Manu Prakash's frugal science, including his $1 microscope, the Foldscope

Standing at the lectern in a darkened auditorium, Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash told his aud…

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Immune system disruption

Immune system disruption

The search for answers Erin keeps a photo of herself playing soccer in the living room of her tidy cottage ne…

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Against the odds - A band of rebels fights to save health care

Against the odds - A band of rebels fights to save health care

Manali Patel, MD, had dark circles under her eyes after a rough week battling tumors at the Stanford Cancer I…

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Improving how machines listen

Improving how machines listen

These patterns are wirelessly sent to rooms full of whirring, blinking supercomputers that translate them int…

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It felt like the flu. It took 10 doctors, a year, and $60,000 to get an answer.

It felt like the flu. It took 10 doctors, a year, and $60,000 to get an answer.

I opened a file drawer and pulled out 12.4 pounds of medical records organized in two large binders. Tucked i…

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Operation Mongoose 1962

Operation Mongoose 1962

When the CIA air-dropped infected ticks on Cuban sugarcane workers.

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