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• 8/8 -- Could Quit-Smoking Meds Help You Quit Drinking, Too?

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• A Better Test to Help Spot Glaucoma?

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• A Woman May Have Rid Herself Naturally of HIV -- But How?

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• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women

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• Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

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• AHA News: Blood Test That Measures Alcohol Use May Predict Risk for Bleeding Strokes

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• AHA News: COVID-19 Pandemic Brings New Concerns About Excessive Drinking

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• AHA News: RAPIDO – a New Spanish Acronym to Raise Stroke Awareness

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• AI Model Predicts Which Animal Viruses Are Likely to Jump to Humans

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• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix

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• Alcohol Is No Friend to Social Distancing

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• Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report

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• Alcohol Still a Threat in Too Many American Pregnancies: Study

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• Alcohol Tied to 740,000 Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2020

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• Alzheimer's Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk

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• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study

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• Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study

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• Anxiety, Depression and Drinking: An Unhealthy Combo During the Pandemic

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• Are Many With Autism Missing Out on Key Gene Tests?

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• Army Reservists Can Face Alcohol Issues After Deployment, With Little Support

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• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

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• Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss

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• Beer Might Do a Man's 'Microbiome' Good

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• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey

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• Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk

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• Bitter or Savory, Taste Genes Could Influence Your Diet

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• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

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• Blood Test Looks at Patients' Whole Genome to Spot Rare Inherited Diseases

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• Blood Test Spots Biological Markers for Schizophrenia

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• Blood Type May Predict Which Cancer Patients Are Prone to Clots

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• Boaters and Drivers, Stay Alcohol-Free This Memorial Day Weekend

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• Booze Robbing Many Americans of Their Sleep

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• Booze, Drug Use Common at Virtual Parties During Pandemic

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• Brain Study Suggests Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys

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• Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's

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• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use

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• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese

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• Can Seniors Handle Results of Alzheimer's Risk Tests?

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• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

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• CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Rids Woman of Tough-to-Treat Lupus

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• Cats Might Be Purrfect Model for Human Genetics Research

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• Centuries Ago, Gene Changes May Have Stopped Bubonic Plague

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• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's

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• Child Bullies at Higher Odds for Substance Abuse as Adults: Study

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• Child Cancers Are Rare, But Here Are Signs to Look For

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• College Freshmen Drank Less as Pandemic Began

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• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America

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• Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?

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• Could a Few Glasses of Wine Per Week Help Ward Off Cataracts?

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• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?

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• Could Cholesterol Help Drive Alzheimer's Disease?

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• Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?

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• Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby's Sex?

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• Could the 'Alzheimer's Gene' Raise Risks for Severe COVID-19?

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• Could Your DNA Predict a Happy Marriage?

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• Could Your Genes Be to Blame for Your Kid's Aversion to Broccoli?

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• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'

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• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study

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• Dangerous 'Drunkorexia' Hits College Campuses

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• Daylight Saving Time Change Toughest on Night Owls

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• Daytime Napping May Be in Your Genes

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• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans

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• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

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• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

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• Do Your Genes Set You Up for Hot Flashes?

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• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk

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• Do Your Sleep Patterns Affect Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?

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• Don't Let Heartburn Ruin Your Holiday Feast

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• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers

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• Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems

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• Drinking at Home: Liquor Store Sales Rose During Pandemic

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• Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span

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• Drinking Too Much During the Pandemic? You're Not Alone

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• Drinking, Drunk, Deadly: Know the Signs of Alcohol Overdose

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• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients

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• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19

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• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers

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• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads

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• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover

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• 'Early Birds' May Have Extra Buffer Against Depression

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• Early Promise for Therapy Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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• Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib

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• Even a Drink a Day Might Raise Brain Risks

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• Even Before Lockdowns, Young Americans Were Having Less Casual Sex

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• Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious

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• Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer

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• First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs

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• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

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• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age

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• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies

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• Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice

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• Gene Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts

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• Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease

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• Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo

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• Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol

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• Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?

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• Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought

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• Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth

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• Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches

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• Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy

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• Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19

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• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use

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• Half of Drinkers Who Think They're Fit to Drive Are Wrong: Study

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• Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy

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• Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk

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• Heavier Drinking During Pandemic Means More Liver Disease to Come

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• Heavy Drinking Could Lower a Woman's Odds of Conception

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• Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries

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• Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study

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• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds

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• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting

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• Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets

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• Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues

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• 'Holiday Heart': When Drinking Triggers Dangerous A-fib

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• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study

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• How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart

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• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

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• How to Avoid Stained Teeth When You Enjoy Red Wine

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• Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago

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• In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles'

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• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return

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• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

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• Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment

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• Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm

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• Is Rise in Liver Damage Tied to More Drinking During Lockdowns?

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• Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome

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• Junk Food, Booze Often Star in America's Hit Movies

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• Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer

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• Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health

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• Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study

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• Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal

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• Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help

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• Lonely Childhoods Make Adult Drinking Problems More Likely

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• Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder

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• Major Head Trauma May Up Risks for Dementia

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• Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression

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• Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?

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• Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame

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• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

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• 'Moderate' Drinking May Be Heart-Healthy

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• More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss

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• More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients

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• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

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• More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study

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• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics

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• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol

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• Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy

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• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

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• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study

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• Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?

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• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race

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• Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That

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• Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome

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• New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented

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• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids

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• New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say

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• New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol

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• New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS

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• New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease

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• New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci

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• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

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• New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk

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• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes

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• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic

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• No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns

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• No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study

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• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding

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• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study

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• Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells

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• Pandemic Boosted Drinking Among Americans Over 50: Poll

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• Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Booze

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• Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll

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• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End

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• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients

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• Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure

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• Problem Drinking to Blame for 232 Million Missed Workdays in U.S. Annually

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• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study

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• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain

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• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study

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• Ridesharing Services May Be Lowering Drunk Driving Deaths

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• Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition

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• Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases

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• Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds

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• Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids

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• Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma

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• Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus

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• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome

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• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking

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• Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread

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• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse

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• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds

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• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

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• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

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• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

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• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring

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• Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia

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• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

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• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another

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• There Are No Hangover Cures, Scientists Say

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• Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again

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• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year

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• To Cut Down on Boozing, Offer Other Choices: Study

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• Too Much Auld Lang Syne: Avoiding That New Year's Hangover

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• Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study

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• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think

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• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

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• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives

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• What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?

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• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell

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• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study

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• When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?

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• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study

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• WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing

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• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

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• Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

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• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

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• Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free

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• Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not

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• Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?

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• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

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• Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After

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• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer

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• You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works

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• Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study

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• Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds

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• Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded

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• Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk

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• Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet

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• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight