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  Scent of a Woman: Fertile Females Smell Better to Men

  New research suggests there is no perfume a man loves more than the scent...

  • Posted September 17, 2018
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  Brain Implant Puts the Brakes on Epileptic Seizures in Mice

  THURSDAY, Aug. 30, 2018Experiments in mice have shown that an implanted electronic device in...

  • Posted August 31, 2018
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  Anti-seizure Meds Won’t Ease Low Back Pain

  Doctors and pain specialists have been turning to anticonvulsive drugs for treatment of lower...

  • Posted July 6, 2018
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  Fetal Exposure to Epilepsy Drug Tied to Lower School Grades Later

  There’s another study that finds that taking the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may...

  • Posted March 27, 2018
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  Electrical Pulses May Ease Pain From ‘Slipped’ Disc

  A new treatment that aims electrical pulses at irritated nerves around the spinal cord...

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Failing Sense of Smell Tied to Dementia Risk

  Long-term study suggests inability to identify scents may be early sign of problems

  • Posted September 29, 2017
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  Serious Reactions to Vaccines Rarely Recur: Review

  Findings add to evidence of safety of childhood immunizations, pediatricians say

  • Posted August 28, 2017
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  ‘Silent’ Seizures Tied to Alzheimer’s Symptoms

  Researchers suggest they're a potential target for treating the disease

  • Posted May 2, 2017
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  When to Pick the Nose in a Medical Emergency

  Instead of shots, some ERs are giving patients medicine through the nostrils, researchers say

  • Posted April 21, 2017
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  Why Certain Noises Really Irritate Some People

  'Misophonia' is a disorder that can make a person's brain go into overdrive, researchers...

  • Posted February 3, 2017
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  ‘Groundbreaking’ Research Offers Clues to Cause of Dyslexia

  Brain scans revealed that those with the reading disorder showed less ability to 'adapt'...

  • Posted December 21, 2016
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