Enlarge this image Measles vaccination rates need to be at 93% to 95% to keep herd immunity. Otherwise, very young infants or…
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Enlarge this image Measles used to be a common childhood disease, but after an effective vaccine was developed, the disease was declared…
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Enlarge this image Christina Chung for NPR Christina Chung for NPR Empathy seems like a good quality in human beings. Pure and…
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Scientists Test Whether Brain Stimulation Could Help Sharpen Aging Memory
by Jonathan Lambert April 8, 2019Enlarge this image A lab member tests transcranial brain stimulation on a research subject at Boston University. Courtesy of Rob Reinhart hide…
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Enlarge this image Christina Chung for NPR Christina Chung for NPR Our thoughts and fears, movements and sensations all arise from the…
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Scientists Look For Antibiotic-Resistant Germs In Raw Sewage
by Jonathan Lambert March 27, 2019Enlarge this image Researchers tested sewage across Europe, including in Germany, where this treatment plant is located, for bacteria with resistance to…
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Pregnant Behind Bars: What We Do And Don’t Know About Pregnancy And Incarceration
by Jonathan Lambert March 21, 2019Enlarge this image A growing number of women are incarcerated in the U.S. and many of them give birth in prison or…
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Enlarge this image Mint Images/Getty Images Mint Images/Getty Images Precision medicine promises to tailor the diagnosis and treatment of disease to your…