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How Therapeutic Hypothermia Works
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During therapeutic hypothermia, doctors reduce a patient's body temperature to prevent cellular damage. See how therapeutic hypothermia saves lives.
How does a 'bionic eye' allow blind people to see?
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A company called Second Sight has received FDA approval to begin U.S. trials of a retinal implant system that gives blind people a limited degree of vision. Find out how the 'bionic eye' will work.
What's the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon?
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Have you ever met someone with a unique first name, and then all of a sudden you hear the name everywhere you turn? That's the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon at work. How did it get that handle?
How does the Cave of Magic card trick work?
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Will you please go to The Cave of Magic and tell me how this can possibly work? It has some of my friends convinced that we are being taken over by computers.
How can studies on rats apply to humans?
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Rats! They're just like family. Evolutionarily, anyway. So when it comes to research and biomedical study, what can they do for us?
Is This How Ant-Man Controls His Ants?
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Scientists changed the behavior of ants so that they performed different roles than their nature normally allows. Read about this cool ant experiment.
Bruce Willis Has Aphasia. What Is It and What Causes It?
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The director of the Aphasia Research Laboratory at Boston University explains the condition forcing Bruce Willis to retire from acting, including what treatment options could be available.
Autism Basics
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Autism is a condition that interferes with a child's ability to communicate and interact socially. Learn about treatments and the probable causes of autism.
How Long Does It Take to Form a Habit? The 'Three-Week' Rule
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Three weeks of hard work. Is that all it takes to kick your smoking habit, taste for junk food or serial inability to stop hitting the snooze button? Sounds almost too good to be true, doesn't it?
Is 2/22/22 Just Another Date or Does It Hold Deeper Meaning?
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Why have numbers like 2/22/22 been fascinating humans for more than 2,000 years? It has a lot to do with our brains' desire to find meaning and connection.