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Located in Northern Wisconsin along the shores of Lake Superior, Ashland, Wis. has had enough of substance abuse issue. NorthLakes Community Clinic brought in Dr. Mark Lim to start a team providing substance abuse and mental health services. Derek Montgomery for NPR hide caption
For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started With Recruiting The Right Doctor
When to get care and when to pass often comes down to finances. Johner Images/Getty Images hide caption
There has been a backlash since Chinese scientist He Jiankui's claim that he edited genes in embryos that became twin girls. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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MRI scans before and after a season of football showed brain changes in a study of high school players. groveb/Getty Images hide caption
In experiments involving people with epilepsy, targeted zaps of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex region of the brain helped ease depressive symptoms. Getty Images hide caption
Scientists Improve Mood By Stimulating A Brain Area Above The Eyes
American biologist David Baltimore criticized a fellow scientist who claims he has edited the genes human embryos during the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing at the University of Hong Kong. China News Service/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
Science Summit Denounces Gene-Edited Babies Claim, But Rejects Moratorium
Researcher He Jiankui spoke Wednesday during the 2nd International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
Facing Backlash, Chinese Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies
Genetics researcher He Jiankui said his lab considered ethical issues before deciding to proceed with DNA editing of human embryos to create twin girls with a modification to reduce their risk of HIV infection. Critics say the experiment was premature. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
Chinese Scientist Says He's First To Create Genetically Modified Babies Using CRISPR
Four-year-old Violet (right) supervises as her mom Margaret Siebers pours a first-ever spoonful of honey for 1-year-old Frances to try. Siebers spent much of the end of her pregnancy with Frances confined to bed rest at her home in Milwaukee. Sara Stathas for NPR hide caption
Infections with Clostridium difficile can crop up after a round of antibiotics. BSIP/UIG via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Ruth Levesque (right) hands Shaun McDougall his newborn son Brady at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass. The birth of the second twin, Bryce, was much trickier than Brady's. Good communication between the health team and parents was crucial to safely avoiding a C-section, obstetricians say. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption
Twin's Difficult Birth Put A Project Designed To Reduce C-Sections To The Test
Clinicians and first responders who care for victims of gun violence can suffer what's called vicarious trauma. Image Source/Getty Images hide caption
Nicole and Ben Veum, with their little boy, Adrian. Nicole was in recovery from opioid addiction when she gave birth to Adrian, and she worried the fentanyl in her epidural would lead to relapse, but it didn't. Adam Grossberg/KQED hide caption
Childbirth In The Age Of Addiction: New Mom Worries About Maintaining Her Sobriety
Patients awaiting epilepsy surgery agreed to keep a running log of their mood while researchers used tiny wires to monitor electrical activity in their brains. The combination revealed a circuit for sadness. Stuart Kinlough/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers say it's too soon to say if marijuana could help humans with Alzheimer's, but experiments in mice showed some effects. MmeEmil/Getty Images hide caption
A change in hospital culture can help prevent serious complications and death during delivery, according to clinicians who work in the field. Ian Hoot/Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption
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How does the brain's working memory actually work? Jon Berkeley/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
Neuroscientists Debate A Simple Question: How Does The Brain Store A Phone Number?
We Just 'Fell Back' An Hour. Here Are Tips To Stay Healthy During Dark Days Ahead
Cancer of the cervix is one of the most common cancers affecting women and can be fatal. Here, cervical cancer cells are dividing, as seen through a colored scanning electron micrograph. Steve Gschmeissner/Getty Images/Science Photo Library hide caption
For Cervical Cancer Patients, Less Invasive Surgery Is Worse For Survival
Evelyn Marie Vukadinovich is swabbed with a gauze pad immediately after being born by cesarean section at Inova Women's Hospital in Falls Church, Va. Mary Mathis/NPR hide caption