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Boston-Based Research Shows Promise For Zika Virus Vaccine
Researchers at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have made some promising advances in developing a vaccine to halt the spread of the… -
The Science Of Why Onions Make Us Cry
Why do onions make us cry?Many a poet has pondered. Is it because their beautiful, multilayered complexity moves us to weep? Are we mourning the majestic… -
Politics Makes Abortion Training In Texas Difficult
Every year, more than 100 new obstetrician-gynecologists graduate from a Texas residency program and enter the medical workforce. Theoretically, all have… -
She Turned The Pyramids Blue — And Got Egyptians To Talk About Autism
“Ca.”When Ranwa Yehia heard her nearly 3-year-old son, Nadeem, making this sound, she got cold shivers all over her body. After three months of saying… -
Zika And Children: What Parents Need To Know
By now we know that Zika is dangerous for pregnant women and their future babies. The virus can cause devastating birth defects.But what about for… -
Fish Have Feelings, Too: The Inner Lives Of Our 'Underwater Cousins'
When you think about fish, it’s probably at dinner time. Author Jonathan Balcombe, on the other hand, spends a lot of time pondering the emotional lives… -
Pediatricians Call For More Testing And Tighter Rules On Lead Exposure
When lead was taken out of products like paint and gasoline, levels of the metal in the blood of U.S. children dropped. But the American Academy of… -
New mom says baby is "perfect" despite forecast from counselor
Genetic counselors working for testing labs have bioethicists worried they may repeat company marketing claims without verifying them. -
Will Genetic Advances Make Sex Obsolete?
Stanford law professor and bioethicist Hank Greely predicts that in the future most people in developed countries won’t have sex to make babies. Instead… -
Study Finds 15 'Bright Spots' Where Coral Reefs Aren't Dying As Fast As Expected
This is what passes for good news about coral reefs these days: Around the world, some reefs aren’t dying as quickly as scientists thought they would.A…