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The "Ice Bucket Challenge" to fund ALS research was so effective, it resulted in the development of a new drug that was just approved by the FDA.

Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? It Ended Up Funding a New ALS Drug

By Noor Al-Sibai

A plant geneticist at the University of Northern Colorado found that the DNA of marijuana U.S. researchers are using for research looked way more like hemp.

Pot Used for Scientific Research is Pretty Weak

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Just Cloned Monkeys. Humans Could Be Next.

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Scientists Just Cloned Monkeys. Humans Could Be Next.

By Kristin Houser

Using DNA, New Software Can Verify Identity In Minutes

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Using DNA, New Software Can Verify Identity In Minutes

By Patrick Caughill

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Scientists Have Successfully Reversed Advanced Heart Failure in Mice

Researchers Discover New Vessel System in the Human Brain

Researchers Discover New Vessel System in the Human Brain

By Chelsea Gohd

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Trump Calls for an Immediate $1.2 Billion Cut to the National Institue of Health’s Budget

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Supercomputers Could Help Extend Human Life Expectancy By a Decade

Advances in Longevity Are Forcing Nations to Redefine “Elderly”

Advances in Longevity Are Forcing Nations to Redefine “Elderly”

Future Health: 2017’s Most Exciting Medical Advances

Future Health: 2017’s Most Exciting Medical Advances

By Todd Jaquith

Ice Bucket Challenge Has Led to a Major ALS Breakthrough

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Ice Bucket Challenge Has Led to a Major ALS Breakthrough

By Patrick Caughill