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Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Science Suggests Some Men Really Are Bisexual
Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
Short Brisk Walk Each Day Could Cut Your Odds of Early Death
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Skipping Meals Could Shave Years Off Your Life
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Smoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Starting Rehab Earlier Boosts Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
Step Counts Aren't Just for the Healthy: They Also Help Heart Failure Patients
Stick-on Sensor Could Warn of Heart Failure Complications
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Strike a Pose: Yoga Helps Heart Failure Patients
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble
That Morning Cup of Coffee May Extend Your Life
The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
Too Few Young Men Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine
Too Little Dietary Salt Can Mean Trouble for Heart Failure Patients
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Topical Gel for Erectile Dysfunction Gets FDA Approval for Over-the-Counter Sale
Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
U.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound
U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Understanding Premature Ejaculation
Unvaccinated People With Heart Failure Face Triple the Odds of Fatal COVID
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
Virus Found in Semen of COVID-19 Survivors – Is It Sexually Transmittable?
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Want Added Years? Try Volunteering
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
Watch Out for the Warning Signs of Heart Failure
Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
Were You a Big Baby at Birth? Your Infant May Be Also, Study Finds
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When the Weather Heats Up, Stay Cool for Your Heart
Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are So Few Seniors Getting Heart Failure Rehab?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight