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Benefit of Allergies? Lower Risk of Brain Cancer
No one enjoys the symptoms – sneezing, sniffling, watery eyes – they just serve to make us miserable. It’s therefore surprising that new research...
Shades of Blue – Seeing the Byproduct of Bilingualism
Bilingualism has its perks – navigating in a foreign country is definitely one of them. If researchers in the UK are correct, then these cultural...
Sticky Stuff – Using Spider Web Glue to Hold Us Together
For now, spiders are acceptable fixtures only around Halloween, but if some researchers get their way, we may start showing these eight-legged...
Want a Bigger Brain? Learn a New Language
Who says you have to settle for the brain you were born with? We devote countless hours towards self-improvement, so why can’t we super-size our...
Hate the Sound of Nails on a Blackboard? Blame Your Brain
Some noises suck. You know the ones: sharp objects scratching glass, screeching kids, and the classic nails on a chalkboard. Recently, researchers at...
Growing Medicine in Corn – A Delicious Reality
Mmmm, there’s nothing like yummy corn to provide you with your daily dose of – medication? Though they won’t be serving it to you on the cob...
Open Wide – Making Way for Oral Vaccines
Sure, you’re tough, but let’s face it – most of us get a bit squeamish when we’re vaccinated. After all, who really looks forward to that needle...
Did you hear? Human Stem Cells Restore Hearing
Sure, some of us don’t hear because we choose not to listen…but excluding that group, there is still a portion of the population that can’t hear due...
Get a Whiff of This – Scientists Restore Sense of Smell (in Mice)
Let’s be honest, there are times when a good sense of smell comes in handy…when walking into a bakery, or even while enjoying a fresh cup of coffee...