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Take A Hike To Do Your Heart And Spirit Good
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How Your Brain Remembers Where You Parked The Car
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'Freakish' Sunspot Wows Astronomers
As sunspots go, AR 2192 is, as astronomer Phil Plait has noted, "freakishly huge." http://n.pr/1pIGYsJ
More Mammograms May Not Always Mean Fewer Cancer Deaths
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NASA: Europa Spacecraft Goes Into Development Phase
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If your partner's kiss is on your lips, his microbes are, too. A passionate kiss that lasts more than 10 seconds transfers about 80 million bacteria, researchers say. The evidence, published Sunday in the journal Microbiome, comes from 21 couples, ages 17 to 45, who made out for science. (Tough gig.) Read more: http://n.pr/1xJ7CHg
What's In His Kiss? 80 Million Bacteria
If your partner's kiss is on your lips, his microbes are, too. A passionate kiss that lasts more than 10 seconds transfers about 80 million bacteria, researchers say. The evidence, published Sunday in the journal Microbiome, comes from 21 couples, ages 17 to 45, who made out for science. (Tough gig.) Read more: http://n.pr/1xJ7CHg
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Can Technology Ease The Burden Of Caring For People With Dementia?
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Transgender Men Who Become Pregnant Face Social, Health Challenges
Getting prenatal care can be a struggle, transgender men report in what may be the first study of its kind. And their feelings on once again appearing more female varied greatly.
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New Clock May End Time As We Know It
Strontium atoms floating in the center of this photo are the heart of the world's most precise clock. The clock is so exact that it can detect tiny shifts in the flow of time itself.
A state law now requires insurers to reveal prices of their medical tests, and the variation is amazing, bargain hunters say. An MRI of the back is $614 at one place, $1,800 at another.
How Much Is That MRI, Really? Massachusetts Shines A Light
A state law now requires insurers to reveal prices of their medical tests, and the variation is amazing, bargain hunters say. An MRI of the back is $614 at one place, $1,800 at another.
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3-Year-Old Ebola Survivor Proposes To Nurse
After beating Ebola, young Ibrahim celebrated by proposing to his nurse.
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Sweeping Or Skydiving? When Counting Calories It's All The Same
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Glow-In-The-Dark Treats To Light Up Your Halloween
Glowing tapioca pearls accompanied by spiders (made of chocolate drizzle), just in time for Halloween, by Luma Bites Glow-In-The-Dark Treats To Light Up Your Halloween http://n.pr/ZxUV5p
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