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Nov 30, 2016

Baby's Feet Outside Mom's Uterus: Amazing Image Shows Rare Rupture

Just looking at this image might give the impression that this woman's baby literally kicked its feet right out of her uterus. But moms-to-be with kicky babies can rest easy — the MRI image showcases an extremely rare condition that was not caused by a baby's kick. The 33-year-old woman...

Sep 30, 2016

Leprosy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Chances are, the mention of leprosy brings to mind skin falling from the bone and people cast away into quarantined colonies to prevent outbreaks. While this may have been a reality for those in the past, modern technology and treatments have made this disease a little less scary. CauseLeprosy is...

Sep 30, 2016

Deadly Mixture: Scientists Uncover Harmful Drug Interactions

Millions of Americans take more than one prescription drug, and often times doctors don't know which drugs, when combined, can cause serious illness or death. Sadly, such warnings come only after the damage is done, when enough clear reports of adverse reactions begin to emerge. Now, scientists at Columbia University...

Sep 30, 2016

3 New Vaccines Against 'Black Death' Plague Bacteria Show Promise

Plague is an age-old disease that can still be deadly today, but now researchers are developing new vaccines that could potentially protect against plague infection, early research in animals suggests. In a new study, researchers tested three vaccines that were designed to protect people against infection from the bacteria that...

Sep 30, 2016

Scientists Can Make People Hallucinate Using Flickering Image

How can we measure the mind? When you ask someone what they're thinking about, what they tell you is not necessarily the truth. This doesn't mean they're lying. It means many environmental, social and personal influences can change what someone tells us. If I put on a white lab coat,...

Sep 30, 2016

Placebo Pills May Help with Back Pain

People who take a placebo, sometimes called a dummy pill, along with their regular over-the-counter pain medication may get additional relief from their low-back pain, even if they know the placebo is essentially a dud, a new study finds. The study involved about 100 people with low-back pain that had...

Sep 30, 2016

Should Marijuana Be Legal? 60 Percent of Americans Now Say Yes

As the question of whether marijuana should be legal comes up for a vote in several U.S. states in this upcoming election, support for legal pot is at its highest in nearly 50 years, according to a new poll. The poll, from Gallup, found that 60 percent of Americans now...

Sep 30, 2016

High Spot: Brain's Marijuana Center Imaged in 3D

The receptor in the brain involved in the high people feel after smoking marijuana is revealed in a new, detailed, 3D image today, according to a new study. This provides scientists with their clearest picture yet of this receptor, the study said. The new image shows how molecules such as...

Sep 30, 2016

High-Potency Pot Doubles Risk of Marijuana Dependence

The more potent the pot is, the more likely a person who uses it is to become dependent on it, a new study from the United Kingdom finds. People in the study who used high-potency marijuana were twice as likely to become dependent as those who used lower-potency forms of...

Sep 30, 2016

Deadly Measles Complication More Common Than Doctors Thought

NEW ORLEANS — A deadly complication of the measles, which can occur years after a person is infected with the virus, is more common than researchers previously thought, according to a new study. The complication, called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), is a progressive neurological disorder that involves inflammation in the...

Sep 30, 2016

Would You Use Pot If It Were Legal? Here's What Americans Say

DENVER — Exactly how many people might start smoking marijuana in states where it becomes legal could vary widely depending on the specifics of each state's laws, such as whether employers can fire someone for smoking it, according to a new study. In fact, more than 50 percent of Americans...

Aug 31, 2016

Why a 4-Day Workweek May Not Be Good for Your Health

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Many employers and employees love the thought of a four-day workweek. Supposedly, a four-day work schedule allows workers extra time to pursue leisure activities and family togetherness. Spurred on...

Aug 31, 2016

How a Hidden TB Infection Caused One Woman's Infertility

A woman living in New England who had trouble getting pregnant eventually discovered that her infertility was due to a cause not typically seen in this country: tuberculosis. The 31-year-old woman had been trying to get pregnant for a year and a half, but had not been able to conceive....

Aug 31, 2016

Childhood Cancer Deaths: Brain Cancer Overtakes Leukemia as Top Cause

Leukemia is no longer the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths in children, but brain cancer has taken it's place, according to a new report. All pediatric cancer death rates have been dropping since the mid-1970s, according to the report released today (Sept. 16) from the National Center for Health...

Aug 31, 2016

Still Good? 5-Second Rule a Myth, Study Finds

If you're tempted to eat food you've dropped on the floor, you may want to think again: A new study disproved the 5-second rule, or the idea that food is safe to eat off the floor if you pick it up fast enough, the researchers said. Turns out, bacteria from...