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April 17, 2019 2:25 PM

Scientists restore some function in the brains of dead pigs

The cells regained a startling amount of function, but the brains didn't have activity linked with consciousness. Ethicists see challenges to assumptions about the irreversible nature of brain death.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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April 17, 2019 2:00 PM

Coming up: Vaccines, public health and personal choice

Measles are making a comeback. Vaccination rates have a lot to do with that. When preventable diseases threaten, is there a way to balance personal choice with public safety?

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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April 16, 2019 2:00 PM

When the therapist needs a therapist

Nearly 30 million Americans a year seek therapy -- and that number includes therapists. A new book explores the power of being human and what therapy can, and can't, do.

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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April 15, 2019 5:51 AM

Do you love lying in bed? Get paid by NASA to do it for space research

Researchers are currently looking for candidates who will stay in bed 24 hours a day, seven days a week for 60 straight days for a study on how the body adapts to weightlessness.

by Lindsey Feingold and Sacha Pfeiffer

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April 14, 2019 10:30 PM

Collegiate drone racers compete for national championship in Grand Forks

College students from 23 universities competed for a national title in the growing sport of drone racing.

by Dan Gunderson

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April 14, 2019 5:50 PM

With wingspan wider than a football field, world's largest plane takes flight

With a wingspan wider than the length of an American football field, the plane features six turbofan engines, a dual fuselage design and was made using parts from two Boeing jets.

by Wynne Davis

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April 14, 2019 5:45 PM

Under employers' gaze, Gen Z is biting its tongue on social media

The post-millennial generation, known as Generation Z, is entering the workforce at a time when 70 percent of employers check social media during the hiring process.

by Hafsa Quraishi

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April 14, 2019 12:15 PM

How can we be sure artificial intelligence is safe for medical use?

Software that can replace doctors for certain tasks has a big responsibility. The Food and Drug Administration is now figuring out how to determine when computer algorithms are safe and effective.

by Richard Harris

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April 10, 2019 8:23 AM

Scientists reveal first image ever made of a black hole

Assembling data gathered by eight radio telescopes around the world, astronomers created the picture showing the violent neighborhood around a supermassive black hole, the light-sucking monsters of the universe theorized by Einstein more than a century ago and confirmed by observations for decades.

by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press