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10,000 Possibly Exposed to Hantavirus at Yosemite National Park (September 4, 2012): As many as 10,000 people were exposed to hantavirus at Yosemite National Park.

New Tick-Borne Virus Discovered in Missouri (September 1, 2012): An article in The New England Journal of Medicine reports the discovery of a new disease in Missouri caused by a novel phlebovirus.

Condition Causes Fingernails to Grow From Woman's Hair Follicles (August 12, 2012): A medical mystery is causing fingernails to grow from a woman's hair follicles.

Scientists Discover That Most Fruit Flies on Meth Die From Anorexia (August 5, 2012): University of Illinois entomology professor Barry Pittendrigh (left), postdoctoral researcher Kent Walters and their colleagues recently conducted a study tracking metabolic and behavioral changes in fruit flies on methamphetamine.

Study Finds Toddlers Enforce Social Norms, Object When People or Puppets Break the Rules (July 28, 2012): Psychologists have conducted studies that show toddlers can easily identify social norms and will raise objections when they are not followed.

Ebola Outbreak in Uganda Kills 13 (July 28, 2012): Reuters reports that there is a an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda.

Researchers Develop Method for Identifying Arrogant Bosses (July 25, 2012): A new measure of arrogance, developed by researchers at The University of Akron and Michigan State University, can help organizations identify arrogant managers before they have a costly and damaging impact.

Animation Shows How U.S. Airports Could Help Spread Next Pandemic (July 25, 2012): Airports will help rapidly spread the next deadly virus around the globe.

Researchers Say Bath Salts Effect on Brain Similar to Cocaine (July 23, 2012): Many people are already aware of the danger of ingesting bath salts due to recent reports of people acting like crazed zombies.

Researchers Sequence the Entire Genome of Human Sperm (July 23, 2012): The entire genomes of 91 human sperm from one man have been sequenced by Stanford University researchers.

Researchers Create 3D Simulation of Common Cold Virus Using Australia's Fastest Computer (July 21, 2012): Researchers from the University of Melbourne have simulated in 3D the motion of the complete human rhinovirus, which causes the common cold.

Study Finds Elevated Caffeine Levels in Pacific Ocean Waters off Coast of Oregon (July 20, 2012): Lattes are washing out to sea.

Injected Oxygen Microparticles Could Keep People Alive After They Stop Breathing (June 27, 2012): Patients unable to breathe because of acute lung failure or an obstructed airway urgently need another way to get oxygen to their blood to avoid cardiac arrest and brain injury.

Study Finds Lead in Handbags Purchased From Major Retailers (June 20, 2012): ABC News reports that a new study by The Center for Environmental Health has found lead in handbags, wallets and other accessories purchased from Bay Area retailers.

Study Finds Offices are Bacterial Hotspots (June 19, 2012): A study carried out by Kimberly-Clark Professional found high levels of contamination on common office surfaces.

Cedars-Sinai Researchers Identify Over 100 Types of Intestinal Fungi (June 8, 2012): Cedars-Sinai researchers say their examination of the fungi in the intestines suggests an important link between these microbes and inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis.

Japanese Scientists Create Diet Goggles (June 6, 2012): Discovery News reports that researchers at the University of Tokyo have created Diet Goggles.

CDC Denies Existence of Zombie Virus (June 5, 2012): The CDC is denying the existence of a zombie virus in the wake of some recent disturbing news reports.

Scientists Help Paralyzed Rats Walk Again With Neurorehabilitation Technique (June 2, 2012): Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have been able to get paralyzed rats walking again after first cutting their spinal cords in two places for the experiment.

UGA Researchers Developing Fracture Putty Which Could Heal Broken Bones in Days (May 31, 2012): Researchers at the University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) say they have developed putty which can repair broken bones in days.

Study Finds People Can Identify People's Ages Based on Body Odors (May 31, 2012): A study, published here in PLoS One, has determined that people can identify other people's ages based on their body odors.

Scientists Explain Fat Bastard's Vicious Eating Cycle (May 26, 2012): Fat Bastard was an obese Scottish henchman hired by Dr.

MIT Engineers Create Device That Painlessly Injects Medicine at Nearly the Speed of Sound (May 26, 2012): MIT researchers, led by Ian Hunter, the George N.

Skinny Jeans Linked to Permanent Nerve Damage (May 24, 2012): Here is some disturbing news for those regular squeezing themselves into skinny jeans.

New Optical Microscope Could Replace Blood Tests (May 21, 2012): A new device developed by a team of researchers in Israel can reveal similar information as a traditional blood test in real-time, simply by shining a light through the skin.