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Twins study: How one-year mission affected astronaut's health

9 years 7 months ago
What happens to the human body after a year on the International Space station, floating in zero gravity? The Twins Study -- comparing data from before, during and after astronaut Scott Kelly's mission in space with those of his identical twin brother, retired astronaut Mark, back on Earth -- is giving researchers a better idea than ever before.

Dogs' similarities boost human cancer research

9 years 7 months ago
"A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart... Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty."

Finding your own personal totem

9 years 7 months ago
Warm yourself around the open fire while I dramatically gesture at the night sky and talk of the benefit of adopting an ancient wisdom technique. It involves identifying what some traditional cultures may call a totem or spirit animal.

Subway's healthy menu options

9 years 7 months ago
Subway has a "Fresh Fit" menu, which includes sandwiches that are lower in saturated fat, calories and sodium than some of their other options.

Trump is taking hair loss drug, doctor says

9 years 7 months ago
President Trump is taking a prostate drug often prescribed for hair loss, his physician Dr. Harold N. Bornstein told the New York Times in an interview published Wednesday. He also made a point of stating that the President has all of his hair.

More toddlers suffer eye burns from laundry packets, study says

9 years 7 months ago
From 2012 to 2015, the number of chemical burns to the eye linked to laundry detergent packets rose more than 30 times among young children, a new study says. More than 1,200 3- and 4-year-olds received such burns in that time period, according to the research published Thursday in the medical journal JAMA Ophthalmology.

Smokeless tobacco products recalled

9 years 7 months ago
US Smokeless Tobacco Co., part of Altria, is voluntarily recalling some smokeless tobacco products after consumer complaints of foreign metal objects in cans.

Meet the world's cutest Atlanta Falcons fan

9 years 7 months ago
When the Atlanta Falcons take the field at the Super Bowl on Sunday in Houston, one of their smallest fans will be cheering them on back home: Wyatt Keeton, a 17-month-old with dwarfism who's melted hearts everywhere.

Soccer: Heading the ball linked to concussion symptoms

9 years 8 months ago
Whether in practice games or competition, soccer players who frequently head the ball are three times more likely to have concussion symptoms than players who don't rack up high numbers of headers, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology.
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