Roller coaster safety is a matter of science
Extreme ride guidelines don't all reflect the latest findings
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Study links high sugar intake during antibiotic treatment to greater gut bacteria disruption in blood cancer patients
In patients treated for blood cancers, eating sugary foods during antibiotic therapy was associated with a larger drop in gut bacteria diversity than antibiotics alone, and with growth of bacteria tied to hard-to-treat infections.
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Electric Stoves May Ease Asthma Symptoms, Small Study Finds
Swapping gas stoves for electric ones was linked to reduced asthma symptoms in a small Cleveland study, with reported relief larger than typically seen with medication.
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Ancient Viral DNA May Help Explain Human and Chimp Brain Differences
Ancient viral DNA remnants persist in chimpanzee genomes and may influence brain-related genes, a new study suggests
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Was van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ a flight of fancy or a real sky?
New calculations point to a specific July 1889 constellation, but not everyone agrees
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Experimental CAR T therapy may become first approved treatment for stiff person syndrome
A patient with stiff person syndrome says an experimental CAR T cell therapy restored her mobility, but researchers caution it is too early to know about long-term effects or durability.
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