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_ Health Headlines Making Magic Happen: How Scientists are Editing DNA to Remove Potentially Fatal Genes By Jane Farrell article Scientists have achieved a landmark breakthrough by editing DNA in human embryos to rid them of a potentially fatal gene … Read More→
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Aging Well Good News About Aging! Older People Are More Likely to Be Happy Than Younger People Are By Sondra Forsyth article The poet Robert Browning wrote, ΓÇ£Grow old along with me/The best is yet to beΓÇ¥. Data from a study done … Read More→
Prevention Say Goodbye to Morning Breath By Jane Farrell article Waking up with that not-so-minty-fresh breath in the morning is not ideal. But┬ácosmetic dentist Dr. Victoria Veytsman has some tips … Read More→
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