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How An Edible Battery Could Power Medical Robots You Swallow
"I'm not comfortable eating a watch battery." That's how researcher Christopher Bettinger describes one of the biggest obstacles for sending tiny medical… -
Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7 Over Exploding, Burning Batteries
Samsung Electronics is recalling its brand-new smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7, after dozens of users reported the devices exploded or caught fire.Samsung… -
FDA Fees On Industry Haven't Fixed Delays In Generic Drug Approvals
Consumers and lawmakers pushing for cheaper alternatives to the EpiPen, an antidote for life-threatening allergic reactions, and other high-priced drugs… -
Drop In Teen Pregnancies Is Due To More Contraceptives, Not Less Sex
Teen pregnancy is way down. And a study suggests that the reason is increased, and increasingly effective, use of contraceptives.From 2007 to 2013, births… -
Test Of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Finds Progress Against Brain Plaques
An experimental drug dramatically reduced the toxic plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a team reports in the journal… -
African Elephant Population Declines By 30 Percent
A $7 million, comprehensive census of African elephants has found that the population decreased by nearly a third between 2007 and 2014.The Great Elephant… -
Minnesota Cracks Down On Neonic Pesticides, Promising Aid To Bees
It's been four years since scientists first started accusing a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, or neonics for short, of killing bees. These… -
Mental Health In Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students
Part One in an NPR Ed series on mental health in schools.You might call it a silent epidemic.Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or… -
Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn
We are running out of ways to treat gonorrhea, the World Health Organization announced today.The U.N. health agency released new guidelines warning… -
Northeast Farmers Grapple With Worst Drought In More Than A Decade
When people hear the word drought, they likely think of California. But there's also an extreme drought in parts of New England. The Northeast is…