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With the exception of maybe a mosquito’s mother, the world is unified in its hatred of the little critters. But the world seems divided by those the bugs ignore and those who too often become the blood soup du jour. This may seem random, but scientist say there is a... read more →

Happiness — you know it when you see it, but it’s hard to define. You might call it a sense of well-being, of optimism or of meaningfulness in life, although those could also be treated as separate entities. But whatever happiness is, we know that we want it, and that... read more →

Each year, on average, about 60 people in the United States are reported to have measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, this year is on track to be one of the worst for measles in more than a decade, and health officials say people who... read more →

The term “nightmare bacteria” does not bode well for anyone who may get infected. That’s what CDC epidemiologists call carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, which kill up to half the patients who contract them. The family of superbugs made headlines two years ago when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned it... read more →

Forget horoscopes or fortune tellers. There’s a new way to tell your future, and it involves a much more reliable medium: human neuroscience. A new study looks at over 70 scientific publications about brain scans such as functional magnetic resonance imaging or electroencephalography, noninvasive tests that measure brain activity. The... read more →