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Emily Willingham
52-Hertz song of world’s loneliest whale
The loneliest whale in the world, the 52-Hertz whale, sings a song no other whale will answer and travels the oceans alone.
August 16, 2012
Measles on the rise in the US, worldwide
Measles - one of the world's most contagious diseases - is forging a path through the unvaccinated in the U.S., reaching its highest infection rate since 1996.
September 22, 2011
SpongeBob may not be good for 4-year-old thinking
Watching only nine minutes of SpongeBob SquarePants reduced preschoolers’ self-organizing ability and short-term recall, says a study.
September 13, 2011
Pain relievers linked to risk of pregnancy loss
Researchers say Non-aspirin pain relievers such as ibuprofen and naproxen might be linked to pregnancy loss during the first 20 weeks.
September 8, 2011
Elderly faces trace history of childhood poverty
Researchers note that being poor in childhood might lead to greater irregularities in facial symmetry many decades later based on studies on elderly faces.
September 4, 2011
H5N1 bird flu making a comeback in 2011
A deadly strain of the "bird flu" virus is currently spreading in Asia, with a focus in Cambodia, where all eight people infected so far this year have died.
August 30, 2011
Addiction now defined as chronic disease of brain
The American Society of Addiction Medicine no longer defines addiction as a behavioral problem, but instead as a problem with brain circuitry.
August 21, 2011
Measles and cholera in refugee camps in Somalia
Cholera and measles are killing hundreds of people in Somalia and the Horn of Africa, most of them children already weakened by starvation.
August 17, 2011
Chocolate boosts brain, visual powers
New research finds more potential health benefits of that delightful substance we call chocolate.
August 12, 2011
Gonorrhea reaching for superbug status, still
A wily and rapidly evolving strain of gonorrhea is emerging as a globally threatening suberbug. Read more about the resistant strain here.
July 23, 2011
