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Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Nanoparticles Used to Reverse Disease Progression
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Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Nanoparticles Used to Reverse Disease Progression

What if reversing Parkinson’s didn’t require brain surgery, implanted wires, or daily pills with harsh side effects? Parkinson’s disease, the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s, affects over 10 million people worldwide. It creeps in gradually—first a tremor, then slowness, stiffness, and eventually, the steady erosion of motor control. Beneath these symptoms lies a…

Four Birthdays Become One: Ohio Family Shares Impossible Coincidence
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Four Birthdays Become One: Ohio Family Shares Impossible Coincidence

Some coincidences seem too remarkable to believe, yet occasionally reality surpasses fiction in the most heartwarming ways. An Ohio couple discovered their shared birthday would become even more special when their newborn twins arrived. What started as a romantic coincidence became a unique family tradition. This family’s story demonstrates how some odds are genuinely incredible….

Born, Saved, and Born Again: The Incredible Story of a Baby Born Twice After Life-Saving Tumor Surgery
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Born, Saved, and Born Again: The Incredible Story of a Baby Born Twice After Life-Saving Tumor Surgery

Medical teams at Texas Children’s Hospital accomplished something that sounds impossible – delivering a baby, performing surgery, then returning her to the womb to continue developing. Lynlee Boemer became known as the baby born twice after extraordinary fetal surgery saved her life when a massive tumor threatened to stop her tiny heart.  Her story demonstrates…

Science Is Challenging Death: After Death, the Body May Still Hold Potential for Revival
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Science Is Challenging Death: After Death, the Body May Still Hold Potential for Revival

What if dying isn’t as final as we’ve been taught? What if a stopped heart and a flatline on the monitor don’t mark the end, but just the beginning of a critical countdown? For centuries, death has been treated as the ultimate no-return point. But that idea is being challenged by cutting-edge science and one…

The Pandemic’s Not Done: Why Hundreds of COVID Deaths Still Happen Weekly in the U.S. in 2025
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The Pandemic’s Not Done: Why Hundreds of COVID Deaths Still Happen Weekly in the U.S. in 2025

More than five years after the start of the pandemic, the U.S. is in a far better place. But the virus hasn’t disappeared. In fact, recent CDC data shows that COVID-19 is still killing hundreds of Americans each week, with an average of 350 weekly deaths reported this spring. That number is a fraction of…

Global Warming Is Spiraling: Earth Could Heat Up by 7°C by 2200, Scientists Warn
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Global Warming Is Spiraling: Earth Could Heat Up by 7°C by 2200, Scientists Warn

What happens when a fever doesn’t break? When the body keeps getting hotter, even after you’ve stopped what caused it in the first place? That’s where Earth is now. A system running hotter each year, even as efforts to cool it down lag behind. For the first time in recorded history, there’s a two-in-three chance…

Medical Research Crisis: Harvard Lab Animals Face Uncertain Future
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Medical Research Crisis: Harvard Lab Animals Face Uncertain Future

Medical research facilities across prestigious universities face unprecedented challenges as funding disputes threaten ongoing studies that could save human lives. After federal agencies issued stop-work orders, Harvard University researchers now confront difficult decisions about laboratory animals involved in tuberculosis vaccine research.  Scientists worry about maintaining animal welfare while preserving years of potentially life-saving research data….

Mind Medicine: Colorado Set to Launch Psychedelic Mushroom Centers
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Mind Medicine: Colorado Set to Launch Psychedelic Mushroom Centers

Colorado stands poised to become the second state implementing a regulated psychedelic mushroom program after voters approved natural psychedelics in 2022. State regulators now issue licenses for healing centers that are expected to open doors in late spring or early summer.  Medical professionals see potential benefits for certain mental health conditions, though significant questions remain…

Michigan Patient Dies From Rabies After Organ Transplant, Uncovering a Hidden Danger
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Michigan Patient Dies From Rabies After Organ Transplant, Uncovering a Hidden Danger

An organ transplant, often a source of new hope, instead brought an unfortunate result. A Michigan resident hoping for better health faced a tragic outcome after the transplant. Rabies, a rare but harmful virus, had silently infected the donated organ, causing this sad situation. Health teams from different states quickly began to work together. They…