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NASA tracks Tropical Cyclone Trevor approaching Australia’s Cape York Peninsula
Tropical Cyclone Trevor appeared to have a cloud-filled eye in visible imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP…
Generic advice doesn’t help patients drop pounds
When it comes to losing weight, doctors' messages to their patients can make a powerful difference,…
As if by magic: Program lights up cancer-causing mutations
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Older immigrants living in US more satisfied with life than native-born counterparts
Most people who immigrated to the United States for a chance to live the 'American Dream'…
New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury
Each year, approximately 265,000 Americans have a stroke that causes visual impairment. New research sheds light…
Stroke risk drops in both black and white older adults
Recent reductions in hospitalization and death due to stroke extend to both black and white Medicare…
Premature babies could benefit from combined glucocorticoid and antioxidant therapy
Scientists have suggested that subtle changes to the drugs administered to mothers threatened with preterm birth…
Research paves way for new source for leukemia drug
Chemistry researchers have patented a method for making anti-leukemia compounds that until now have only been…