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Florida confirms first cases of locally-transmitted Zika in the continental US

July 29, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

No mosquitos have been found to carry Zika, but the patients had no contact with the virus any other way.

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Neuroscientists say that hypnosis could actually help you focus better

July 28, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

There’s an actual brain-change happening there.

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Scientists are looking everywhere, and we mean everywhere, for new antibiotics

July 27, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

It was right under their noses—or in them—the whole time.

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Weirdly, watching The Bachelorette can teach you some hard truths about love

July 26, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

I took a break from science writing to write about one of my guilty pleasures.

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Why we still don’t know all of the ways you can contract Zika

July 26, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

Worked on this piece with the ‘contagion dream team:’ Akshat Rathi and Annalisa Merelli.

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Couples who drink together are “less irritated” by each other, scientists say

July 22, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

Cheers to you and your significant other.

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Researchers say one of the most powerful tools to diffuse hate is the hardest to master: genuine empathy

July 21, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

Sometimes, we forget that we’re all human.

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When a crow dies, other crows investigate

July 20, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

Coincidence a group of them is called a murder? I think not.

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If you thought the idea that drinking wine before bed would help you lose weight sounded strange, you were right

July 20, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

Sadly, wine isn’t for weight loss.

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Why our weight fluctuates on a daily basis

July 15, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment

Two to three pounds a day is totally normal.

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The US communities hit hardest by Covid-19 are also the most ignored

Older adults are the most at risk of severe complications from Covid-19. Those with limited English proficiency, however, have had an even harder time navigating the pandemic because due to a lack of resources and information in diverse languages.

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