RIP John Glenn (July 18, 1921 - December 8, 2016)

Stop Using Your Cellphone in Bed

From the New England Journal of Medicine; you're gonna go blind!

Stanford researchers ‘stunned’ by stem cell experiment that helped stroke patient walk

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Update On What Happens When You Hit Your Kids

50 years of research on 160,000 children shows spanking is harmful...

Depression is more than a mental disorder: It affects the whole organism

From NeuroScientistNews

Strange Signals Are Coming From Space, and Repeating

This is the first time we've encountered a repeating signal like this one...

Scientists develop very early stage human stem cell lines for first time

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have for the first time shown that it is possible to derive from a human embryo so-called ‘naïve’ pluripotent stem cells – one of the most flexible types of stem cell, which can develop into all human tissue other than the placenta.

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MDMA makes it easier to describe emotional memories to your therapist

From psypost.org

E-cigs shut down hundreds of immune system genes that regular cigarettes don't

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Understanding Acid - Base Balance Is Critical To Treat Patients

From JEMS.com

RIP David Bowie (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016)

What 400 Very Happy Rocket Scientists Look Like

Lanosterol reverses protein aggregation in cataracts

Published on Nature.com

Man Moves Paralyzed Hand With His Own Thoughts

The Simple Habit That Makes Kids Smarter

Helping your children gain a mental edge—and superior math and reading skills—may be as easy as tucking them into bed at the same time every night, according to research conducted at University College London. 

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3' of snow for CT...

The Skin Gun from National Geographic

Happy Election Day

Running Tips Ann's Running Commentary

Criminal Penguins - Frozen Planet - BBC One