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In recognition of its struggles with climate change and finding enough food, one subspecies of red knot now has federal protection under ...
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Brainy or brawny? For ants, it comes down to more than DNA
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Families of disabled children could create tax-free savings accounts of up to $100,000 if President Barack Obama signs bipartisan legisla ...
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Rutgers study finds less blood safe for elderly patients undergoing surgery
Blood transfusions revolutionized medicine a century ago, but a seemingly simple question has proved challenging: How much blood is best? ...
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Marine veteran Bradley Stone had disabling PTSD
The gunman authorities say killed his ex-wife and five of her family members in Montgomery County this week had been diagnosed with ...
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Second chance for Ocean City High space experiment
Back in October, students from Ocean City High in New Jersey were horrified as they watched the rocket carrying their science experiment ...
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Study finds most women get lengthier breast cancer radiation than necessary
American women with breast cancer are usually treated with minor surgery to remove the lump, followed by five to seven weeks of daily rad ...
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Rutgers scientist to help develop quick Ebola test
The Ebola outbreak is continuing in West Africa, where part of the difficulty has been simply diagnosing the disease. The National Instit ...
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ListenPhiladelphia spared bulk of GSK job cuts
Most GlaxoSmithKline employees in Philadelphia are breathing a sigh of relie ...
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HIV drugs stop spread of prostate cancer in mice, Jefferson research shows
In most cases, prostate cancer is highly treatable. But once it has started to spread, it can be difficult to stop. New findings from Tho ...
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