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Whipple surgery excises gastrointestinal tumors

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Seed some clouds, get a snow day

One scientist is promising snowfall in Russia. what makes this a bold prediction? He is going to make clouds produce snow. Post a comment

Effective treatment for MRSA only a coin toss

Ten years ago, Hopkins teamed up with a network of community hospitals to assess and combat the spread of MRSA infections. Post a comment

Inner ear's neurons play crucial role

While we can largely explain how the ear allows us to perceive sounds, we have never been able to pinpoint the function of a certain set of cells in the inner ear, the type II neurons. Now, scientists are starting to find answers. Post a comment

Newly identified fungus kills frogs

Despite the grim prognosis for amphibians, researchers are pursuing new ways to stabilize the population decline seen around the world. Post a comment

Aggressive drug therapy after birth protects infants from HIV

The rapid transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1, HIV-1, from mother to infants is one of the most daunting problems facing public health officials in the history of viral diseases. Post a comment

Force of gas tides on stars lures planets to fiery death

Watching planets as big as Jupiter in other solar systems spiral toward their doom, astronomers wondered what force was strong enough to pull giant planets out of their orbits and toward their hungry parent stars. Post a comment