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Category: Medicine

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Disposable Vape Pens: What Are You Inhaling?

Posted on May 2, 2017October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

Metal elements were found in the vapors of electronic cigarettes and hookahs and their concentrations were compared to regular cigarettes.

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    Viruses may help us in the fight against cancer

    Posted on March 27, 2017October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

    Cancer is one of the greatest challenges of our time. A common misconception about cancer is that it is one disease. There are hundreds of…

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      Short, Tall, or Average: It’s in Your DNA

      Posted on February 12, 2017June 17, 2025 by Gina Misra

        Genes are bundles of DNA that exist in your cells that affect how you look, grow, and age. Since the human genome was fully decoded…

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        A space-age rat cage helps NASA study health in low gravity

        Posted on March 27, 2016June 17, 2025 by Sciworthy

        When the NASA Space Shuttle was flying, it carried a variety of scientific equipment for running experiments. One of these devices was an…

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          Evolutionary arms race via ancient viruses in primate evolution

          Posted on September 29, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          New findings by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggest that an evolutionary arms race between rival elements within…

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            Individual human microbe community linked to education and gender

            Posted on September 24, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look by the University of Michigan…

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