A new study from the Allen Institute for Brain Science has written the most detailed “parts list” of the human brain to date. This categorization…
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Two hospital infection rates tumbled after move to single-patient rooms
The move to single-patient rooms at the McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Glen site in 2015 resulted in significantly reduced rates of hospital-acquired infections, suggests…
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Today’s generation shocked they might have to care for their parents
The Western world is aging, and someone is going to have to care for all those old folks. But who? Swedish gender research Sofia Björk…
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Discovering the Right Way to Eat a Triscuit Has Completely Changed My Life
I can clearly divide my life into two time periods. There was the time before I knew how to properly eat a Triscuit and then…
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How to stay healthy as flesh-eating bacteria infections move into new, more northern waters
infectious disease expert discusses how to stay healthy as flesh-eating bacteria infections move into new, more northern waters Infections caused by the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus—known…
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Boy is the ‘only person in the world’ to suffer from a rare condition
Boy, five, who can’t walk, talk or sit is the ‘only person in the world’ to suffer from a crippling condition so rare it doesn’t…
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What does it mean to have double eyelids?
Eyelids are a small, but critical, body part. They keep our eyes protected from debris and perspiration, helping our eyes function at their best. Not…
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Of mice and babies: New animal model links blood transfusions to dangerous digestive disease in premature babies
Physicians have long suspected that red blood cell transfusions given to premature infants with anemia may put them in danger of developing necrotizing enterocolitis, a…
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Going to bed at 8.30? You may be an ‘extreme early bird’
Don’t let anyone call you "old" (or odd) if your idea of a good night is hopping into bed at 8 o’clock for a bit…
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The perfect place to unplug is also ridiculously Instagrammable
There is an unavoidable irony in booking one of the off-grid cabins at Unyoked. They’re just so darn Instagrammable. Scroll through the hashtag #cabinporn and…
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