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Drivers' Identity Verified Using Brain Waves

A new system that monitors a driver's brain waves could thwart carjacking and the stealing of cars carrying precious cargo and money, say researchers.

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NASA Spacecraft Cruising to Moon With Novel Design

A NASA spacecraft journeying to the moon is getting there in style with never-before-used spacecraft design.


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Of Dads and Gonads: Smaller Testicles Linked with Caring Fathers

Men with larger testicles tend to be less involved fathers than those with smaller testes, a new study suggests.

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Parasite Ants Drafted as Mercenaries

Farmer ants can recruit parasites to battle for them, much like medieval cities sometimes kept expensive contingents of mercenary soldiers to ward off invaders, researchers say.


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Missing Whooping Cough Shot Boosts Kids' Disease Risk

Young children who miss some of their whooping cough shots, or receive the shots late, are at an increased risk of catching the disease, a new study suggests.

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Helping Kids Shed Weight by Changing Home Routines

Doctors may have found a way to simultaneously work on several major health problems facing U.S. children: obesity, too much TV, too little sleep and chaotic mealtimes. Maybe you can guess where this one is going.

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'Severe Obesity' Rising in US Youth

About 5 percent of U.S. children and teens are "severely obese," and the numbers are rising, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association.


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Critical Care May Not Always Be Right Choice

Physicians often view the treatment patients receive in intensive care units (ICUs) as being "futile," a new study finds. What's more, such care runs up a huge price tag.

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Climate Change Influenced 2012's Extreme Weather, Report Finds

Man-made climate change contributed to some of 2012's most extreme weather, including the spring and summer heat waves that baked parts of the United States and Hurricane Sandy, which devastated coastal communities along the eastern coast of the country, according to a new report.


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Spicy Solution? Cinnamon May Help Diabetes Patients

Cinnamon might improve not only the taste of apple pie and oatmeal but also the health of people with diabetes, a new review study suggests.

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Meteorite Brought Surprising Ingredient for Life to Earth In 2012

Scientists have discovered unexpected ingredients for life — organic molecules never seen before in meteorites — inside a chunk of space rock that fell to Earth over California last year, scientists say.


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Venus and Moon Share Spectacular Close Encounter (Photos)

Venus and moon shared a dazzling celestial meet-up that wowed stargazers around the world Sunday evening (Sept. 8).


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Teens' Texts Predict Bad Behavior

Teens who are getting into trouble might leave digital clues to their wayward behavior in text messages, a new study shows.


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Insight: Research renaissance offers new ways out of depression

By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters)- As Susan sits chatting to a nurse in a London clinic, a light tapping sound by her head signals that parts of her brain are being zapped by thousands of tiny electro-magnetic pulses from a machine plugged into the wall. The 50 year-old doctor is among growing ranks of people with so-called treatment-resistant depression, and after 21 years fighting a disorder that destroyed her ability to work and at times made her want to "opt out of life", this is a last resort. ...


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NASA Loses Contact With Comet-Hunting Deep Impact Spacecraft

NASA's veteran Deep Impact probe may have chased its last comet.


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Dwarf Planet Ceres Could Harbor Ice Underground

In March of 2015, NASA's Dawn missionwill arrive at the dwarf planet Ceres, the first of the smaller class of planets to be discovered and the closest to Earth.


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9 Amazing (Very) Young Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are getting younger and younger these days. Stories of people launching startups right out of college and becoming CEOs in their 20s seem to pop up everywhere. But it turns out some of us don't even need to reach college age to start a successful company: These business owners aren't even out of their teen years yet! Check out our list of incredible young entrepreneurs that made a name for themselves before they could drive a car. Leanna Archer

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Rising Suicide Rates Spur Global Push on Prevention

The stigma surrounding issues of mental health and suicidal behavior still stands as a sad barrier to treatments proven to save lives. Today (Sept. 10), a global event aims to blunt that stigma and raise awareness that suicide is preventable.

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Hawaii Tiger Shark Migration Coincides with Rise in Bites

Traditional Hawaiian stories warn about an increased danger of shark bites in the fall, from September to November. A recent study shows that there could be something behind this folk wisdom: During this time, an increased number of tiger sharks make their way to the islands, likely to give birth.


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Mysterious Actions of Chinese Satellites Have Experts Guessing

A set of three mysterious satellites has experts guessing about the Chinese space program's intentions. No one really knows what the Chinese are up to, and everything is speculation. 


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E-Waste Trashing Bans Don't Work, Researcher Says

What do you do when you want to trade that cellphone, computer or television in for a newer model?


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Ancient 'Sea Monster' Swam Like a Shark

A massive marine lizard may have swum like a shark, new research suggests.


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US-Russian Space Crew Returns to Earth Tonight: How to Watch Live

After months in space on the International Space Station, two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut will return to Earth today (Sept. 10), and you can watch their homecoming live online.


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As West Warms, Wildfires Expected to Double by 2050

Yosemite National Park's Rim Fire dashed the plans of many campers over Labor Day weekend. The iconic views of Half Dome and Yosemite Valley's sheer granite walls disappeared behind a sudden influx of thick smoke the night of Aug. 30, just before most visitors arrived for the holiday. The air quality was deemed to be unhealthy for outdoor activities, according to California air quality officials. Smoke from the still-burning fire continues to cause unhealthy air quality levels for sensitive people in nearby cities, such as Fresno, Calif.


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Mysterious Elk Deaths Plague New Mexico

Officials with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish are puzzling over the mysterious deaths of more than 100 elk, apparently all within a 24-hour period, in rural New Mexico.


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The Science of Sports and the America's Cup: Live Chat at Noon on September 4

The Science of Sports and the America's Cup: Live Chat at Noon on September 4

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iPhone 5S: Why We Love (and Hate) Apple Products

Apple once described its products as insanely great, and throngs of people around the world agree. In 2012, the company sold more than 600 million devices and users sent 800 billion text messages on iPhones, according to a presentation at the Worldwide Developers Conference last year.

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