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Four brain genes help explain obsessive compulsive disorder

OCD has been linked to genes active in a brain circuit involved in learning and decisions. The finding may help explain why the condition can run in families

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How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking

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How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking

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Sex addiction isn’t an illness, treating it as one is a bad idea

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Air pollution blamed for 500,000 early deaths in Europe in 2014

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Air pollution blamed for 500,000 early deaths in Europe in 2014

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Smartphone lets you see round corners by light flicker on floor

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This AI can tell true hate speech from harmless banter

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This AI can tell true hate speech from harmless banter

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Your ‘risk intelligence’ decides how much of a daredevil you are

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Different meditation types train distinct parts of your brain

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Transmission electron microscopy of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a DNA virus with a long incubation period, that is transmitted through bodily fluids and affects the liver.

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We’re nearly ready to use CRISPR to target far more diseases

Forget editing embryos. We’re nearly ready to use CRISPR to change DNA inside our own bodies to treat many disorders, from hepatitis B to muscular dystrophy

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Life extension may prove to be a double-edged sword

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Kidney donors swap organs for transplant vouchers for loved ones

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Walking to work or doing the vacuuming can extend your life

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Using new study to back high-fat, low-carb diets is flawed logic

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