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How viewing cute animals can help rekindle marital spark

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Golden retriever puppy. Do you think of puppies and bunnies when you think of your spouse? Credit: © Mikkel Bigandt / Fotolia One of the well-known...
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X-ray eyes in the sky: Drones and WiFi for 3-D through-wall imaging

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Two drones work in tandem to discovered what is behind a brick wall. Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Santa Barbara Researchers at UC...
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Zika virus identified in brain, placenta tissue, strengthening link to birth defects

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A small study provides further evidence that Zika virus infection in the first trimester of pregnancy can result in placental and fetal damage and...
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Why is one twin smaller than the other? Answer could lie in the placenta

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This is the first study to make a direct connection between birth outcomes and placental oxygen transport. Credit: © beeboys / Fotolia When a baby is...
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Water-based imaging maps brain neurons before surgery

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UC San Diego neurosurgeons color code the brain with tractography. The circular object is a tumor. Credit: UC San Diego Health System Neurosurgeons at UC San...
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Dressmakers found to have needle-sharp 3-D vision

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Seamstress sewing. Credit: © Fergus Coyle / Fotolia Haute couture can be credited for enhancing more than catwalks and red carpets. New research from the University...
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19-year-olds as sedentary as 60-year-olds, study suggests

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There is heightened concern that exercise deficits are contributing to the growing obesity epidemic, particularly among children and teens. Credit: © rodjulian / Fotolia Physical activity...
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Early stress confers lifelong vulnerability causing alterations in a specific brain region

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Previous studies have suggested that early life stress increases the risk for depression and other psychiatric syndromes, but the neurobiology linking the two has...
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Southern California mountain lions’ genetic connectivity dangerously low

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This female mountain lion, known as F52, was collared in the Santa Ana range. She later died near a busy highway of unknown causes....
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Meditation and yoga can reverse DNA reactions which cause stress, new study suggests

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A new study examines the deep benefits of meditation and yoga. Credit: © frankie's / Fotolia It's been debated for a long time, can yoga reverse...
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MAVEN’s top 10 discoveries at Mars

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This illustration shows the MAVEN spacecraft and the limb of Mars. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center On June 17, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile...