Immune cells reprogrammed to kill HIV-infected T cells: Researchers have successfully reprogrammed cells to give them the ability to fight HIV infection like so-called "HIV controllers", a group of HIV-positive people who have the rare ability to naturally control the HIV infection.

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Opioid epidemic drives spike in foster care entries, suggests a new study. The number of kids placed in foster care in the US due to parental drug use has more than doubled over the past two decades. They were more likely to be 5 years old or younger, white, and from the Southern region of the US.

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Conjoined Twin Girls Successfully Separated After 50 Hours of Operations

Fiber: The superfood 95 percent of Americans fail to eat enough of

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Measles is killing more people in the DRC than Ebola—and faster: "Frankly, I am embarrassed to talk only about Ebola," WHO Director-General says.

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‘Clone tick’ swarms, new to U.S., are killing cattle by draining their blood, chasing after humans

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DNA testing companies offer telomere testing – but what does it tell you about aging and disease risk?

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