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Revealed: How Elephants Check Cancer From Taking Hold

By Peter R - Oct 09, 2015 10:18 AM EDT

Researchers found that multiple copes of a tumor-suppressing gene TP53 accelerated the death of damaged cells to prevent a mutation from taking hold.

Weight Loss Surgery Could Trigger Suicide And Self-Harm, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 09, 2015 11:27 AM EDT

People who suffer from mental problems and undergo weight loss surgery are more prone to commit suicide, say researchers.

E.coli At Maine Petting Zoo May Have Killed Toddler

By Peter R - Oct 08, 2015 04:34 PM EDT

Twenty-month-old Colton Guay died following a bout of E.coli infection sympyoms.

30 Minutes Daily Workout Can't Prevent Heart Failure: Study

By Peter R - Oct 08, 2015 02:55 PM EDT

The study suggests a one or two hour workout to substantially reduce the risk of heart failure.

Susannah Mushatt Jones Is World's Oldest Woman Who Says It's All Because Of Bacon

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 08, 2015 08:29 AM EDT

Susannah Mushatt Jones was awarded as the record holder for the oldest person in the world as of June 17, 2015.

Runner's High Like Smoking Marijuana, Brain Study

By Kanika Gupta - Oct 07, 2015 04:01 PM EDT

Oxford University conducted a latest study revealing that the same high is felt after smoking marijuana which triggers cannabinoid receptors in the brain alleviating pain

Young Boy with Suspected Tumor Was Actually Pregnant With Dead Fetus

By Kanika Gupta - Oct 07, 2015 04:02 PM EDT

A four-year-old boy was pregnant when he thought he has tumor in his stomach, a cause for recurring pain. This boy from village Midnapore, district West Bengal in India was born with a dead fetus inside his stomach.

Flu Vaccine can Reduce Risk of Flu-Related Pneumonia, Study Finds

By Cheri Cheng - Oct 07, 2015 02:54 PM EDT

The flu vaccine can reduced people's risk of developing flu-related pneumonia, a new study found.

Promiscuity Improves Female Fertility, Study

By Cheri Cheng - Oct 07, 2015 01:49 PM EDT

Women who have sex regularly tend to be more fertile, scientists found in two new studies.

Decapitated Head Successfully Reattached to Toddler's Spine

By Deepthi B - Oct 07, 2015 01:39 PM EDT

In a miraculous turn of events, Surgeons at a Brisbane Hospital succeeded in reattaching a toddler’s head to his spine, after it was severed internally following an unfortunate car crash.

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