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Feel Dizzy When You Stand Up? Condition May Increase Risk of Dementia
Scientists explored the link between dementia and a blood pressure condition with a range of causes.
Pro-Vaping Instagram Posts Outweigh FDA's Awareness Campaign Hashtag
A team of researchers examined hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts related to vaping.
Climate Change Could Turn Amazon Rainforest From Carbon Sink to Source
"Aggressive efforts to eliminate ignition sources and suppress wildfires will be critical to conserve southern Amazon forests," said the authors of a new study.
California Ban on Non-Medical Vaccine Exemptions Led to 'High-Risk' Spike
The state banned non-medical vaccine exemptions from 2016.
Artificial Flowers That Bend Toward Light and Harvest Solar Energy Created
Researchers say their SunBOTs are 400 percent more efficient than comparable stationary devices.
Ghost Crabs Have Stomach Teeth That They Use to Growl at Each Other
Scientists have found they rub their teeth during aggressive encounters as part of "unusual" communication system.
Scientists Create Mini Human Brains That Produce Waves in a Lab
The brains could be used to develop treatments for conditions including epilepsy.
Spike in People Buying Guns After Sandy Hook Linked to 4% Rise in Shootings
"Even marginal increases in handgun prevalence may be impactful," researchers said.
Deep Space Radiation Could Cause Memory Problems for Astronauts: Study
Scientists exposed mice to radiation levels they claimed were similar to those found in deep space.
Controversial Human-monkey Chimera Created in China: Report
Scientists hope the research will bring us a step closer to create organs for transplant.
Mice Could Be Genetically Modified to Stop Spread of Disease: Study
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the white-food mouse, the primary carrier of Lyme disease.
Using Cannabis During Pregnancy Linked to FASD-like Symptoms
"There may be no safe level of use of alcohol and cannabis during pregnancy," an expert told Newsweek.
Scientists Left 20,000 Wallets Around the World to Test People's Honesty
Researchers handed in fake lost wallets in places like museums and hotels, and waited to see if it would be returned to its owner.
Whether You Say 'I' or 'We' When Talking About Relationships Is Revealing
Researchers found that those who displayed what they called "anxious and avoidant" attachment styles used the pronoun "I" more often when talking about romantic experiences.
Is Red or White Meat Healthier? Scientists Compare Beef, Chicken and Plants
Getting proteins from plants seems to be the best way to control cholesterol levels, a professor of medicine told Newsweek.
Has Anti-Abortion Violence Been on the Rise Since Murder of George Tiller?
"The threat to legal abortion is like nothing we've ever seen before," Dr. Carole Joffe told Newsweek.
High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists believe early-onset Alzheimer's is associated with cholesterol genes
Easter Island Statues Being Damaged by Tourists
"Tourists can remove their egos—and their selfie sticks—from the landscape and learn to appreciate the past," said archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg.
Scientists Turn Brain Waves Into Speech
"For the first time, this study demonstrates that we can generate entire spoken sentences based on an individual's brain activity," said study co-author Dr. Edward Chang.
Babies with Bubble Boy Disease Cured in World's First
David Vetter, known as "bubble boy," who died in 1984, is perhaps the most famous sufferer of severe combined immunodeficiency.
Metal Asteroids With Iron Volcanoes May Have Existed
Scientists think that metallic asteroids began their lives as blobs of molten iron, floating in space.
California Student Attacked and Stabbed From Behind
The woman is in a stable condition in hospital.
Weighing Yourself This Often is Linked to Weight Loss
Researchers studied volunteers over the course of a year to arrive at their conclusion.
A Single Gene Mutation Let Humans Become Runners
The functional loss of the CMAH gene in early humans is believed to have affected everything from our fertility to our cancer risk.
Southwest Airlines Confronts Coach Over Biracial Son
"I'm appalled that after approx 50 times flying with my 1-year-old son ticket counter personnel told me that I had to 'prove' that he was my son despite having his passport."
Man Offers Pickup Truck and Kidney to Save Dying Wife
Marie Robinson is one of 18,000 people waiting for a liver transplant, so her husband, Verlon, took matters into his own hands.
Gunshot Wounds Just as Deadly as Always, Despite Claims
New research challenges other findings that improvements in trauma care have dramatically improved the survival rate of gunshot victims.
Ann Coulter Officially Nixes Berkeley Speech
Conservative author Ann Coulter told reporters Wednesday she no longer planned to speak at the university on Thursday.
The Show Will Go on for Ann Coulter in Berkeley
The pundit retweeted a weather forecast and added "Nice day for an outdoor speech at Berkeley."
Private Companies Have No Incentive to Study Marijuana
Federal restrictions limiting legal cannabis to one source are slowing research.