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Did Archaeologists Find a Piece of Jesus' Cross?

Archaeologists working at the site of an ancient church in Turkey believe they may have found a relic of the cross of Jesus.

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Masked Melanoma: Cancerous Mole Hidden Behind Tattoo

When a 29-year-old man in Germany decided to get his tattoo removed, he also ended up removing a mole, hidden within the colorful designs, which turned out to be cancer, according to a report of his case.

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Greenland Icebergs May Have Triggered 'Big Freeze'

In a warming world, what could cause temperatures to suddenly plummet across the Northern Hemisphere? Scientists have tried to answer this question for decades, ever since they discovered geological and biological evidence for the "Big Freeze."


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Cosmetic Surgery Subtracts Years, Doesn't Add Beauty

A face-lift or eyelid lift may make you look slightly younger, but not any more attractive, a new study suggests.

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Acetaminophen Must Now Carry Warning of Skin Reactions, FDA Says

The common pain reliever acetaminophen can, in rare cases, cause serious skin reactions, the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers today.


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3D Printing at Home: Small Savings Will Add Up

3D printing may be heralded for the ability to print everything from body parts to prosthetics, but the true breakthrough for the technology will come from the ability to print much simpler products, one researcher predicts.

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Real-Life Barbie? Model Created Look to Spread Beliefs

A young Russian model who reportedly spent a half-million dollars to turn herself into a real-life Barbie doll is indeed quite real and not the result of a computer-generated image.


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Fossil of Dinosaur Death Match Headed for Auction

A well-preserved fossil of two dinosaurs locked in a deadly battle is expected to go for $7 million to $9 million at auction later this year, but the sale is already brewing controversy.


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Incredible Technology: How to Explore Jupiter's Moon Europa

Jupiter's icy moon Europa is shrouded in mystery.


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Ancient Feathered Shield Discovered in Peru Temple

Hidden in a sealed part of an ancient Peruvian temple, archaeologists have discovered a feathered shield dating back around 1,300 years.


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Brilliant Meteor Shower and Comet to Grace August Night Sky

August could be a banner month for skywatchers, weather permitting.


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Summer Camp Trades Campfires for Cybersecurity (Op-Ed)

Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights


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Energy Efficiency Making Good on its Promise (Op-Ed)

Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

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13 Tips for Staying Hydrated in the Summer Heat (Op-Ed)

Katherine Tallmadge Diet Simple: 195 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits & Inspirations Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

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Is It Really 'Gluten-Free'? FDA Sets New Limits

People with celiac disease can now trust that foods labeled "gluten-free" are safe for them to eat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says.

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Toward a cross-species understanding of empathy

Jaak Panksepp, Jules B. Panksepp.

• Signs of empathy have been observed in many mammals, including laboratory rodents.
• 'Primal empathy' utilizes the seven basic emotional systems of the mammalian br....

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Current insights into the C9orf72 repeat expansion diseases of the FTLD/ALS spectrum

Marc Cruts, Ilse Gijselinck, Tim Van Langenhove, Julie van der Zee, Christine Van Broeckhoven.

C9orf72 repeat expansions are the most frequent cause of FTLD/ALS spectrum diseases.
• Expanded C9orf72 repeats are associated with diverse neurologic....

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Epigenetic layers and players underlying neurodevelopment

Janine M. LaSalle, Weston T. Powell, Dag H. Yasui.

• Epigenetic modifications are long-lived layers of past transcriptional events.
• The relationship of DNA methylation to transcription depends on genomic context. Read More »

Novel pathogenic pathways in diabetic neuropathy

Jennifer Zenker, Dan Ziegler, Roman Chrast.

• Glial cells play a critical role in maintenance of axonal integrity and function.
• Diabetes mellitus modifies axon–glia interactions at nodal areas of PNS nerves.<....

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Changing the tune: plasticity and adaptation of retrograde signals

Karl J. Iremonger, Jaclyn I. Wamsteeker Cusulin, Jaideep S. Bains.

• Retrograde signaling can be modified by a diverse array of intracellular signaling pathways.
• Retrograde signals interact with other neurotransmitters to determine....

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Spikes and ribbon synapses in early vision

Tom Baden, Thomas Euler, Matti Weckström, Leon Lagnado.

• The retina of vertebrates and invertebrates encodes visual signals with both spikes and graded signals.
• In vertebrates, 'digitization' of the visual signal begins....

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