U.S. health officials unveiled proposed changes to the nation's transplant system, hoping to help more patients get lifesaving organs, even when donations aren't perfect.
Feb 1, 2026
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Organ donations from the recently deceased dropped last year for the first time in over a decade, resulting in fewer kidney transplants, according to an analysis issued Wednesday that pointed to signs of public mistrust in ...
Jan 15, 2026
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California health officials are warning residents to avoid eating wild mushrooms after a sharp rise in poisonings that has left multiple people dead and others with severe liver damage.
Jan 12, 2026
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TV adventurer Bear Grylls has built a global reputation through his often unconventional and sometimes extreme survival feats to stay hydrated.
Jan 2, 2026
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Lab-based studies have provided lots of information on the biology of aging, but it's unclear how lab discoveries apply to aging in the real world. Research in Aging Cell provides insights into aging based on studies in dogs.
Oct 22, 2025
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Cornell researchers have contributed to a multi-institutional study of how the nomadic Turkana people of northern Kenya—who have lived for thousands of years in extreme desert conditions—evolved to survive, showing humans' ...
Sep 28, 2025
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a spectrum of very different manifestations and variable severity.
Aug 8, 2025
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When harmful bacteria or other microorganisms invade the body, neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, are one of the first immune cells to respond. They release powerful weapons to trap and kill these threats, one of the ...
Jun 2, 2025
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes this week, breaking the modern record for the longest Senate speech ever.
Apr 3, 2025
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A team of molecular and cell biologists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Yale University School of Medicine and Schneider Women's Hospital has discovered that more changes take place in the bodies of pregnant women than ...
