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Valeant Pharmaceuticals, based in Bridgewater Township, N.J., bought two specialty heart drugs used in emergency treatment from Marathon Pharmaceuticals in 2015, and then dramatically increased each drug's price.

47 Hospitals Slashed Their Use Of Two Key Heart Drugs After Huge Price Hikes

7:44pm August 09, 2017

by Sarah Jane Tribble

These two older drugs, nitroprusside and isoproterenol, are frequently used in emergency and intensive care situations and have no direct alternatives, say cardiologists.

An artist's rendition of Maiopatagium in Jurassic forest.

Earliest-Known Winged Mammal Relatives Discovered In China

4:27pm August 09, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

These 160-million-year-old fossils are the oldest known examples of mammal relatives with the ability to glide. They're from an extinct lineage with no relationship to modern gliders.

Scientists are still trying to figure out how playing video games affects the brain.

Video Games May Affect The Brain Differently, Depending On What You Play

12:12pm August 09, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

Millions of people play video games, but there's plenty of disagreement on whether they're good or bad for brains. Action games may have a different effect than something like Super Mario.

At CERN, In Search Of Nature's Building Blocks

9:24am August 09, 2017

by Marcelo Gleiser

In a world so divided by cultural and economic warfare, what happens at the European laboratory for particle physics stands out as a celebration of the best we have to offer, says Marcelo Gleiser.

The chip has not been tested in humans, but it has been used to heal wounds in mice.

A Chip That Reprograms Cells Helps Healing, At Least In Mice

5:00am August 08, 2017

by Angus Chen

This device shoots new genetic code into cells to make them change their purpose. Researchers say the chip could someday be used to treat injuries in humans. But they've got a long, long way to go.

Syrian Refugee And German Scientist Make An Unlikely Team

4:40pm August 07, 2017

In Leipzig, Germany, two scientists from very different backgrounds are working on a unique research project.

Johannes Hevelius (left) and an assistant observe a partial solar eclipse in 1673.

Scientists Prepare For 'The Most Beautiful Thing You Can See In The Sky'

4:31pm August 07, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

You'd think that after hundreds of years of watching total solar eclipses, scientists would know all they'd need to about that particular phenomenon. You'd be wrong.

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New research found a link between how puppies interact with their mothers and how they perform in guide dog training.

Coddled Puppies Make Poor Guide Dogs, Study Suggests

4:16pm August 07, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

New research suggests that when puppies have more attentive, active mothers, they're more likely to fail guide-dog training.

Keller measures the separation in a student's abdominal muscles using her fingers as a guide.

Flattening The 'Mummy Tummy' With 1 Exercise, 10 Minutes A Day

3:55pm August 07, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The technical term is diastasis recti and it affects many new moms. The growing fetus pushes apart the abdominal muscles and the separation often stays open. But science suggests this fix can work.

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Issues Threatening Seabirds Could Extend To The Lobster Industry

6:34am August 07, 2017

by Stephanie Leydon

Researchers off the coast of New Hampshire are spending the summer studying baby seabirds called terns. They say the chicks are in trouble and it's an indication local lobstermen could be too.

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